Coast Guard rescues 5 from sailing vessel during Tropical Storm Ophelia

PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

09.22.2023

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Noel 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

A crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon rescued rescued five people from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia within Lookout Bight in Cape Lookout, North Carolina, Friday, Sep. 22, 2023. A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew also arrived on scene and provided an overhead light for the transit back to the station. (U.S. Coast Guard Video by Coast Guard Station Fort Macon)

• Date Taken: 09.22.2023
• Date Posted: 09.25.2023 08:08
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 898234
• VIRIN: 230923-G-IY621-1001
• Filename: DOD_109903632
• Length: 00:00:14
• Location: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US