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Video: Boater rescues four after plane crash off Mississippi coast

Video: Boater rescues four after plane crash off Mississippi coast
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Video: Boater rescues four after plane crash off Mississippi coast
A boat captain and his crew transformed a routine fishing trip into a rescue mission off the coast of Gulfport, Mississippi."You never know what you're going to run into at the Chandeleur Islands. They are a really cool and magical place and never know what really going to happen," said Kyle Johnson, the boat captain.Johnson and his crew were on their way to the Chandelier Island. They noticed a plane experiencing a bad landing in the Mississippi Sound."Me and my clients thought man I hope that plane doesn't crash and unfortunately it did. It wasn't a severe crash but you never know what you're walking into," Johnson said.Seeing the passengers needed help getting off the sinking plane, Johnson's military expertise came into play."I told my clients hey look guys, I need you to do what I say. I'm in charge. I kept calm the whole time and had a plan the entire time. It was rough seas so the boat was rocking very bad and so was the plane. And we just kind of got as close as we could and got one or two passengers at a time and pulled them in the boat and got them in there and once we got them on the boat we assured them that they were safe and everything was fine we were going to get them somewhere safe," Johnson explained."And it was a sigh of relief for them because Chandeleur Island is very remote...25 miles offshore with no cell phone service and would take at least an hour for the coast guard to get there," Johnson added.In the aftermath of the rescue, Johnson has decided to pack more safety supplies for future trips."If something would've happened with them and us I would only have enough life jackets on my boat for me and my people so bring more emergency equipment than you need and always have a plan just in case something goes wrong because you never know what's going to happen out there," Johnson advised.The captain's words of wisdom to other boaters: always be prepared.

A boat captain and his crew transformed a routine fishing trip into a rescue mission off the coast of Gulfport, Mississippi.

"You never know what you're going to run into at the Chandeleur Islands. They are a really cool and magical place and never know what really going to happen," said Kyle Johnson, the boat captain.

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Johnson and his crew were on their way to the Chandelier Island. They noticed a plane experiencing a bad landing in the Mississippi Sound.

"Me and my clients thought man I hope that plane doesn't crash and unfortunately it did. It wasn't a severe crash but you never know what you're walking into," Johnson said.

Seeing the passengers needed help getting off the sinking plane, Johnson's military expertise came into play.

"I told my clients hey look guys, I need you to do what I say. I'm in charge. I kept calm the whole time and had a plan the entire time. It was rough seas so the boat was rocking very bad and so was the plane. And we just kind of got as close as we could and got one or two passengers at a time and pulled them in the boat and got them in there and once we got them on the boat we assured them that they were safe and everything was fine we were going to get them somewhere safe," Johnson explained.

"And it was a sigh of relief for them because Chandeleur Island is very remote...25 miles offshore with no cell phone service and would take at least an hour for the coast guard to get there," Johnson added.

In the aftermath of the rescue, Johnson has decided to pack more safety supplies for future trips.

"If something would've happened with them and us I would only have enough life jackets on my boat for me and my people so bring more emergency equipment than you need and always have a plan just in case something goes wrong because you never know what's going to happen out there," Johnson advised.

The captain's words of wisdom to other boaters: always be prepared.