Coast Guard rescues three mariners stranded on Raccoon Island, N.C.

WILMINGTON, NC, UNITED STATES

11.24.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kimberly Reaves 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

The Coast Guard rescued three stranded mariners from Raccoon Island after their vessel had drifted approximately 23 miles east of Hobucken, N.C., Nov. 24, 2020. A Coast Guard Station Hobucken boatcrew safety transferred the mariners aboard a 24-foot Special Purpose Craft–Shallow Water vessel and transferred them to the Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Boat Ramp in Cedar Island, N.C. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class Jonathan Negron/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.24.2020
• Date Posted: 11.25.2020 10:49
• Photo ID: 6435275
• VIRIN: 201124-G-ZP826-0001
• Resolution: 4032x3024
• Size: 1.99 MB
• Location: WILMINGTON, NC, US