Coast Guard Rescues 2 off Ocean Isle Beach, NC

WILMINGTON, NC, UNITED STATES

03.08.2015

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

The Coast Guard rescues two people Sunday, March 8, 2015, from a sinking boat approximately 35 miles southeast of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

The Coast Guard received an EPIRB alert from the vessel and contacted watchstanders at Shaw Air Force Base who contacted the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing who confirmed the location of the vessel with the help of F-16s conducting training offshore.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Elizabeth City

• Date Taken: 03.08.2015
• Date Posted: 03.08.2015 21:55
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 393640
• VIRIN: 150308-G-ZZ999-001
• Filename: DOD_102278494
• Length: 00:03:21
• Location: WILMINGTON, NC, US