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NC crew rescues man after his yacht catches fire off Virginia coast

Summary by CBS 17

NORFOLK, Virginia (WNCN) -- A North Carolina-based rescue helicopter rescued a man after he had to abandon his sailboat that caught on fire Thursday night in the Atlantic Ocean off the Virginia coast, officials said. The incident was reported around 8:30 p.m. about 60 miles east of Chincoteague, Virginia, according to a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard. The 58-year-old man had been aboard the 45-foot sailboat named the Trilogy, sailing fro…

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