US Edition5 Rescued From Sinking Sailboat Offshore From NC's Cape Hatteras, U.S. Coast Guard Says
The U.S. Coast Guard used aircraft and a cutter to rescue five people from a sinking sailboat 260 miles offshore with no reported injuries, officials said.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people about 260 nautical miles off Cape Hatteras during a long‑range offshore operation.
- Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a distress call saying the sailing yacht Magic Bus was taking on water, and the crew abandoned the vessel into a life raft before seeking help.
- Air Station Elizabeth City launched an HC‑130 Hercules and an MH‑60 Jayhawk, and diverted Cutter Angela McShan ; the HC‑130 located and confirmed the occupants' stability.
- No injuries were reported, Coast Guard officials said, and crews delivered the rescued survivors to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City after the recovery Thursday.
- Due to the mission's distance, the MH‑60 Jayhawk coordinated refueling with the USS George H.W. Bush, an aircraft carrier, because the response stretched the helicopter's operational range.
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Coast Guard swoops in to save stranded sailors from sinking boat hundreds of miles off coast
Five sailors were rescued from a life raft after their sailboat, "Magic Bus," started sinking hundreds of miles off the North Carolina coast in a dramatic Coast Guard operation.
5 rescued by Coast Guard from sinking ship in Atlantic off Outer Banks
Five people aboard a sinking vessel hundreds of miles off Cape Hatteras in North Carolina were rescued Thursday by the Coast Guard. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City rescued five individuals from a life raft after their sailboat, "Magic Bus," sinking offshore Cape Hatteras, N.C., Thursday. (Courtesy/Coast Guard) A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft dispatched from Elizabeth City and located a sailing ship calle…
5 rescued from sinking sailboat offshore from NC's Cape Hatteras, U.S. Coast Guard says
CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (WNCN) — Five people were saved from a sinking sailboat off the coast of North Carolina Thursday, the United States Coast Guard said. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center received a distress call from those onboard a vessel located 260 nautical miles offshore from Cape Hatteras, according to the USCG. Crew members reported the sailboat, called Magic Bus, was taking on water. They told the Coast …
Coast Guard rescues five in life raft 260 miles off Cape Hatteras
OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) - The Coast Guard Sector North Carolina rescued five people 260 nautical miles off of Cape Hatteras Thursday. Officials with the Coast Guard report that the crew of the Magic Bus sailing vessel sent them a distress call around 6 a.m. after realizing their vessel was taking on water. All five people aboard soon abandoned ship in a life raft. Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard East DistrictCourtesy: U.S. Coast Guard East DistrictC…
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