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March
1, 2011
Coast Guard rescues four people off Hatteras
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm rescued four boaters when their
27-foot pleasure craft capsized 20 miles east of Cape Hatteras
on Sunday afternoon.
Coast Guard watch-standers received a call from the crew of
the vessel at 2:50 p.m., stating they were taking on water.
The Elm was diverted from normal operations and arrived on scene at
3:12 p.m.
A Coast Guard rescue boat crew was also launched from Station Hatteras
Inlet.
"This case represents the effective use of safety equipment, including
life jackets and a handheld VHF radio, that saved four lives
today," said Craig Sanders, a command duty officer at USCG Sector North
Carolina. "The Coast Guard's Rescue 21 system was able to confirm the
location of the distressed mariners by triangulating their VHF mayday
call, allowing the Elm to arrive on scene before hypothermia could set
in."
The Elm is a 225-foot buoy tender home-ported in Fort Macon, N.C.
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