Cyclone in the English Channel: Search & Rescue Go

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

Society & Culture, Documentary, Sports, Wilderness, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In 2007 a once-in-a-lifetime cyclone approaches the UK. Royal Navy search & rescue diver, Jay O’Donnell, finds himself in the eye of the storm. A tiny lifeboat stuffed with crewmen is at the mercy of the furious sea. As Jay flies in to help, it soon becomes clear this mission is beyond anything he’s ever encountered. And if he’s to save these 26 souls, as things go from bad to worse, Jay must also find a way to survive himself… A Noiser production, written by Roger Morris. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.6	It's January the 18th, 2007, in the English Channel, somewhere between the Cornish Peninsula
0:40.3	and the northwest coast of France.
0:43.3	Cyclonic winds churn the green-gray sea.
0:48.3	Waves as high as two-story houses surge in from the west, white horses galloping at their peaks.
0:57.8	A swirling mist covers the icy surface of the water.
1:00.6	Visibility is practically zero.
1:10.4	Above it all, a sea king helicopter, call sign Rescue 194 hovers.
1:11.6	For the pilot to hold position in the face of such ferocious gales takes tremendous skill.
1:19.6	Below, a bright orange lifeboat is tossed around like a cork on the towering waves.
1:26.6	The pointed vessel is around 20 feet long and 7 feet wide.
1:30.3	The craft has a rigid fiberglass body with an enclosed cabin. Huddled inside are the crew of
1:40.3	the container ship, Napoli, abandoned after gaping cracks appeared in her hull.
1:46.0	The gargantuan waves pummel them with sickening monotony, as the craft pitches wildly.
1:56.0	Outside, on the lifeboat's small deck, Royal Navy diver Jay O'Donnell clings on precariously as the full savagery of the storm bears down on him.
2:08.0	Jay wears the distinctive red wetsuit of a search and rescue diver.
2:12.2	His knees bend as he rides each fresh onslaught.
2:18.3	Looking up, the 33-year-old can make out the orange nose and tail of Rescue 194.
2:24.3	A cable trails from the open side of the helicopter, rescue harness on the end.
2:30.3	Jay pulls on it, fighting the wind as he brings the line and harness in.
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