A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, lowers a rescue swimmer to assist a man aboard a sailboat that was taking on water near Ocracoke Inlet, Dec. 5, 2017. The rescue swimmer assessed the situation, then two 47-foot Motor Life Boat crews from Station Hatteras Inlet transported the man to safety and towed the sailboat for over 13 hours before reaching a safe anchoring spot about 3 miles offshore. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Habel/Released)