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The successful rescue of 20 people aboard a cargo vessel run aground in Lark Harbour, N.L., resulted in a happy ending Sunday, but one of the helicopter's pilots says it didn't come easy.

Early Saturday morning, the Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre in nearby Channel-Port aux Basques received a mayday from the MSC Baltic III about 22 kilometres off the entrance to the Bay of Islands.

At that time, the ship reported a loss of power. The cause of the outage isn't known.

Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Matthew Cox of the 103 Search and Rescue Squadron, based in Gander, was one of the pilots who flew the rescue helicopter.

He told CBC News that crews knew hoisting the 20 men would be a challenge — especially when you add a snowstorm and blizzard-like conditions into the mix.

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