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Ex-Navy Pilot Rescued After 20 Hours Treading Water In Gulf

The Coast Guard has rescued a former Navy pilot who spent 20 hours treading water in the Gulf of Mexico after falling out of his boat without a lifejacket.

Encore: Brigadier General Champions Medal of Honor for Downed Gulf War Pilot

This episode originally aired on April 27, 2021.On February 15, 1991 two Air Force fighter pilots — Capt. Stephen R. Phillis and 1st Lt. Rob Sweet — flew together for the 30th time on a mission during Operation Desert Storm. During that mission, Lt. Sweet’s aircraft was hit by enemy fire and he was forced to eject. As he descended in his parachute toward thousands of members of Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard forces, his wingman, Capt. Phillis remained flying overhead in order to draw their fire and give Sweet a better chance at surviving. After nearly four minutes of circling his A-10 was also hit and then crashed. Our guest today is on a mission to have the Medal of Honor awarded posthumously Capt. Phillis for his actions on that day.

Tropical Depression 9 Forms In Caribbean, Expected To Strengthen Over Gulf This Weekend

The strong tropical wave over the western Caribbean is now Tropical Depression 9. It is forecast to become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend and pose a significant risk to the central Gulf coast late in the weekend.

Tropical Storm Marco (top) is weakening as it nears the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, while Tropical Storm Laura (bottom right) — currently just south of Cuba — is on track to become a hurricane.

Storm Updates: Laura Is Predicted To Be Category 2 Hurricane In Gulf; Marco Fizzles

Laura is expected to make landfall on the Texas-Louisiana border late Wednesday or early Thursday. Forecasts have both storms bringing heavy rain to some of the same areas in Louisiana.

The low-pressure system that dipped into the Gulf of Mexico from Georgia strengthened into Tropical Storm Barry on Thursday morning and continues to make its way west, on a projected path toward Louisiana as a potential Category 1 hurricane.

Tropical Storm Barry Forms In Gulf, Poised To Become Hurricane Targeting Louisiana

By Carl Lisciandrello The low-pressure system that dipped into the Gulf of Mexico from Georgia strengthened into Tropical Storm Barry on Thursday...

From left, Matthew Blowers and Patrick Brafford prepare to secure a lifeguard tower in preparation of potential storm at Clearwater Beach on Saturday, in Clearwater, Fla.

Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings

A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Laura could become a hurricane early next week — around the same time another storm develops into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The system is forecast to bring rain and flooding to Caribbean islands on its way to the U.S. mainland.

2 Hurricanes Could Form In Gulf Of Mexico Next Week — An Apparent First

One storm is currently forecast to hit near the Texas-Louisiana border; the other could reach the Florida Panhandle. Two hurricanes hitting the Gulf at once would be unprecedented, experts say.

The Iranian navy's replenishment vessel IS Kharg passes through the Suez canal at Ismailia, Egypt, in 2011.

Iran's Largest Navy Ship Sinks In The Gulf Of Oman After Catching Fire

The Kharg was one of the Iranian navy's few ships capable of refueling other vessels at sea.

The next named storm of the hurricane season could be headed toward the Gulf of Mexico

After Hurricane Fiona and Tropical Storm Gaston, another system could become a tropical depression this week as it tracks west.

Tropical Storm Ian will rapidly intensify in the Gulf of Mexico on a path that remains uncertain

While it appears to have shifted to the west as of Sunday morning, forecasters warn Ian's long-term forecast could change.

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