WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. - The fishing vessel Beau Vin burns after its captain was rescued from a life raft by a Good Samaritan off Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. He was rescued 20 minutes after making a mayday call at 1:30 p.m. and reporting an explosion on board his 60-foot fishing vessel 20 nautical miles from Masonboro Inlet Sunday.
The captain of the Beau Vin expended all fire fighting capabilities and abandoned ship into his life raft with a 406 mHz Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacon (EPIRB). The EPIRB gave rescuers a position to find the man in distress. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/BMC Michael A. Freeman)
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