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One Man Rescued After Boat Sinks
One Man Rescued After Boat Sinks
Coast Guard Still Searching For Another PORTSMOUTH, Va., -- The Coast Guard pulled one man from the water to safety and is searching for another this morning after their vessel sank overnight 23 miles off Fort Macon, N.C. Get the rest of the story here........... www.fryingpantower.com Capt. Dave |
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One Man Rescued After Boat Sinks
Part of the story (from www.fryingpantower.com) Following the EPIRB broadcast, a C-130 airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, and a 47-foot rescue boat from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon immediately launched to assist. Around 7a.m., the C-130 noticed a strobe light and directed the rescue boat to their position. Crewmembers from the rescue boat pulled Harris to safety and continued searching for Shaffer, who had reportedly removed his lifejacket and begun swimming towards the airplane when he had seen it. Well don't that tell ya something? They set off their EPIRB (or it went off) at 4 am and the CG got there around 7. From this it sounds like both were alive and well when the airplane arrived. But the guy that kept his jacket on got rescued. The other guy takes his jacket off and swims toward the plane? Man that doesn't sound to bright. ~ Of course, initial stories have a way of being all mixed up and not true... |
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