2 men, 2 cats rescued from rough waters of Cook Inlet [View all]
The Anchorage Fire Department rescued two men — and two cats — from the waters of Cook Inlet on Sunday after rough water halted their attempt to reach Fire Island.
An emergency call came in shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday. The caller told a 911 dispatcher that he and a friend were trying to make it to the island off the southwest coast of Anchorage on a raft and an 8-foot skiff, but the endeavor proved too difficult. The men were using only the tide and two oars of different sizes, the fire department said.
"The gentleman who called worried they wouldn't make it to the island as the seas had kicked up and the water was getting rougher," the fire department said.
AFD Battalion Chief Mike Davidson said the raft started taking on water, but boating in the Inlet on either of the vessels is a "very hazardous endeavor." The rescue boat the fire department uses in the same waters has an enclosed cabin, Davidson noted.
Read more: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2017/06/13/2-men-2-cats-rescued-from-the-rough-waters-of-cook-inlet/
The story continues with mention that the cats remained calm while they were in the pet carrier.
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