Crazy videos show a Coast Guard helicopter nearly crashing into the ocean after abandoning a rescue attempt on a Carnival cruise ship during a storm

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Wisconsin, Oshkosh, AirVenture 2016, US Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk Helicopter.
Wisconsin, Oshkosh, AirVenture 2016, US Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk Helicopter.

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Spate of passenger deaths aboard Antarctic cruises prompts Coast Guard to investigate as the 'treacherous' destination rises in popularity and access

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The Viking Polaris cruise ship sits on the water.
The Norwegian-flagged cruise ship Viking Polaris anchored in waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, on December 1.

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