Coast Guard tows disabled sailboat from 17 miles off NC coast [Image 3 of 3]

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES

02.18.2013

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

A Towboat U.S. boatcrew relieves the Coast Guard Cutter Block Island, a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Atlantic Beach, N.C., from towing a 43-foot sailboat, Feb. 18, 2013. The Block Island and crew towed the sailboat from 17 miles off Oregon Inlet, N.C., to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel near Virginia Beach, Va., after the boat lost its rigging from severe weather. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Donald Flusche)

• Date Taken: 02.18.2013
• Date Posted: 02.18.2013 20:36
• Photo ID: 869149
• VIRIN: 130218-G-ZZ999-570
• Resolution: 3264x2448
• Size: 2.04 MB
• Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US