Mario Vittone // USCG Rescue Swimmer
On the Wind Sailing
Andy Schell
4.8 • 593 Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2014
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
#41. Mario Vittone is a Navy vet and retired USCG rescue swimmer with a resume that will blow your mind. Andy got in touch with him via a mutual friend, and had an interesting chat about his experience in helo rescues at sea, cold water immersion, safety offshore and more. They discussed the recent Cheeki Rafiki search, the sinking of the Bounty and how Mario's career has recently transitioned from on-the-scene rescue ops to consultancy work and a successful writing career. Mario writes regularly on gCaptain.com and for various industry magazines and publications. Check out his own website at mariovittone.com. Enjoy episode 41!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome to... |
| 0:02.0 | Sorry. |
| 0:03.0 | It's okay. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey, welcome to 59 degrees North with Andy Schell. |
| 0:08.0 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:10.0 | Greetings, greetings, welcome to episode number 41 of the 59 degrees North podcast. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm your host, Andy Schell. |
| 0:17.0 | We have a special guest on today's intro today. |
| 0:19.0 | Say hello Clinton. Hello, Clinton. |
| 0:21.6 | Hello, mate. |
| 0:22.6 | How's it down? |
| 0:24.6 | Clinton and I are on the ferry to Orland from Stockholm to meet up with Mia and Johanna for the weekend. |
| 0:31.6 | So he is sitting next to me while I record the intro on the ferry. |
| 0:34.6 | So we'll get right into it. |
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