Coast Guard rescues 73-year-old from sinking boat off Cape Fear coast
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A 73-year-old man is back on dry land thanks to the Coast Guard.
The organization rescued the mariner Monday afternoon from a sinking vessel, around 155 miles east of the Cape Fear.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a report of the man aboard the 33-foot boat ‘Freyja’ Sunday night, who reported his vessel was taking on water and needed assistance due to heavy weather.
A Jayhawk helicopter crew and an HC-130 Hercules crew launched and hoisted the mariner from the vessel.
After the mariner was rescued, the helicopter crew transported the survivor to Wilmington.
There were no reported injuries.
