Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue 2 from sailboat in Pamlico Sound

Photo By Chief Warrant Officer Brandyn Hill | Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Rossi, a boatswain's mate from Coast Guard Station Ocracoke assists in dewatering a sailboat taking on water in Pamlico Sound near Ocracoke, N.C., Saturday, June 15, 2013. The RB-S crew had the boat in a side tow until a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet took over and towed the boat to Ocracoke. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Redmann  

OCRACOKE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

06.15.2013

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and agood Samaritan rescued two people Saturday aboard a 22-foot sailboat taking on water in the Pamlico Sound near Ocracoke, N.C.

The crew of the Sea-Ya, a 22-foot sailboat, contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at 1:10 p.m. requesting assistance due to their boat taking on water.

Sector North Carolina watchstanders dispatched crews aboard a 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Coast Guard Station Ocracoke and a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet.

A good Samaritan arrived on scene and transferred one of the two crewmembers from the Sea-Ya onto their boat.

The RB-S crew arrived on scene and transferred a crewmember to the Sea-Ya to assist in dewatering. Once the MLB crew arrived on scene, they placed the Sea-Ya in tow en route to Ocracoke.

The remaining Sea-Ya crewmember and Coast Guard crewmember were transferred to the RBS. The RBS took the crewmember to Ocracoke.

There are no reports of injuries and TowBoat U.S. is scheduled to salvage the boat in Ocracoke.

• Date Taken: 06.15.2013
• Date Posted: 06.16.2013 10:39
• Story ID: 108736
• Location: OCRACOKE, NORTH CAROLINA, US