The heir to the throne of the United Kingdom number two, Prince William joined the search and rescue missions (SAR), Sunday, November 28, 2011 early morning. To find eight Russian crew were lost in the sinking of a cargo ship accident in the Irish Sea.
In these searches, one person was found dead crew. The other two successfully brought to safety by helicopter Sea King belongs to the Royal Air Force (RAF) - where William became co-pilot.
William and his team braved ferocious storm to save two crew. Helicopter flying in the dark of night and wind as strong as 70mph - as soon as possible after the emergency signal is received. At that time, William was working, running a shift at 9 pm to 9 am at the base RAF Valley in Anglesey.
"There were eight people in the ship, all Russians," said coast guard, Ray Carson told the BBC. 81 meter long ship, Swanland, sent a distress signal early in the morning after being hit by a big wave that solves stomach.
Carson added that the two survivors had been taken to hospital. "I think they are fine. They only suffered shock," he said. Confirmed William's participation in the mission, the British Defense Ministry said, "The Duke of Cambridge became the co-pilot an aircraft involved in the search mission. Now he has returned to the base," he said.
It was the second rescue prince. Previously he flew a woman to hospital suffering from hypothermia after the victim sipped water while swimming at Trearddur Bay.
Sources: dunia.vivanews.com
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