Coast Guard rescues 4 from demasted, disabled sailboat 100 miles off NC

MOREHEAD CITY, MD, UNITED STATES

11.28.2018

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Four mariners are brought back to shore near Morehead City, North Carolina, aboard a 47-foot Coast Guard boat, after being rescued by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, Nov. 28, 2018. Their sailboat was demasted more than 100 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, two days prior, and they used an EPIRB to broadcast their distress. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Healy.

• Date Taken: 11.28.2018
• Date Posted: 11.28.2018 21:21
• Photo ID: 4933859
• VIRIN: 181128-G-G0105-1001
• Resolution: 4032x3024
• Size: 5.78 MB
• Location: MOREHEAD CITY, MD, US