Coast Guard rescues man who abandoned sinking boat south of Atlantic Beach, NC [Image 5 of 6]

ATLANTIC BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

11.05.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Coast Guard crew members aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Station Fort Macon help a rescued man to the aft deck Nov. 5, 2013. The crew recently rescued the man after he was forced to abandon his sinking sailing vessel 20 miles south of Atlantic Beach, N.C. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Alyssa Petty)

• Date Taken: 11.05.2013
• Date Posted: 11.05.2013 10:55
• Photo ID: 1046923
• VIRIN: 131105-G-ZV557-183
• Resolution: 2048x1536
• Size: 328.19 KB
• Location: ATLANTIC BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA, US