Prince William, the heir to the British throne, is also an accomplished pilot in the UK’s armed forces. 

According to several reports, Prince William co-piloted a helicopter Sunday and helped rescue two Russian seamen whose cargo vessel sank off the coast of North Wales and cracked due to bad weather.

Prince William is serving the Royal Air Force simply as Flight Lt. William Wales. He and his crew airlifted two of the men to safety. An additional crew member was later recovered, but five of the men are still missing.

“We know at least some of [the missing] are wearing immersion suits and have strobe lighting with them,” Jim Green, a coast guard spokesman, said Sunday. “However, sea conditions are challenging at best.”