Coast Guard assists man aboard sailboat taking on water near Ocracoke Inlet, NC [Image 1 of 3]

HATTERAS, NC, UNITED STATES

12.05.2017

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, takes aboard a man after transferring him from his 33-foot sailboat about 20 miles east of Ocracoke Inlet, Dec. 5, 2017. The man called for help over VHF-FM channel 16 at 3:34 a.m. when his boat began taking on water, and crews from Station Hatteras Inlet and Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City responded. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Habel/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.05.2017
• Date Posted: 12.05.2017 19:00
• Photo ID: 4002384
• VIRIN: 171205-G-G0105-1003
• Resolution: 640x480
• Size: 190.78 KB
• Location: HATTERAS, NC, US