Coast Guard Rescues Northern Belle Crew

Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis

A rescue swimmer is pulled aboard after successfully rescuing four Northern Belle crewman from a life raft.

The crew of the Seattle-based Northern Belle issued a mayday call and abandoned their sinking 75-foot fishing vessel into the chilly waters of the Gulf of Alaska shortly after 5:30 p.m. on April 20, 2010.

Dramatic Sea Rescue Off Alaska Caught on Tape

The crew of the Valdez-based Coast Guard Cutter Long Island power through surf en route to the scene of the Northern Belle sinking to assist in the rescue of four crewman on April 20, 2010.

The crew of the 75-foot Seattle-based fishing vessel issued a mayday call when their vessel began to sink 50 miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska.

The crew of a Kodiak-based MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter prepares to rescue one of four crewman from the fishing vessel Northern Belle who managed to climb into a life raft.

The Northern Belle crew abandoned ship and issued a mayday call when their 75-foot ship began to sink on April 20, 2010.

CBS News' Tara Mergener reported on "The Early Show" the crewman were stranded for two hours until their rescue. One man died, possibly from a blow to the head suffered as he abandoned ship. The other three were treated for hypothermia. But, thanks to survival suits, they are expected to recover.

Two crewman from the sunken 75-foot Seattle-based Northern Belle huddle together in anti-exposure suits aboard debris from their fishing boat 50 miles south of Montague Island in the Gulf of Alaska on April 20, 2010.

Dramatic Sea Rescue Off Alaska Caught on Tape

Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Sippel and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kara Pardee, both of Air Station Kodiak, drop life rafts and other rescue gear from the back of a Coast Guard plane on April 20, 2010.

Three men and one woman were rescued from the icy water two hours later by a Coast Guard helicopter. CBS News' Tara Mergener reported on "The Early Show" that one man died, possibly from a blow to the head suffered as he abandoned ship. The other three were treated for hypothermia, and are expected to recover.