Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded kayakers near Portsmouth Island, NC

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/10/2017 02:27 PM EST

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News Release  

March 10, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic
Contact: 5th District Public Affairs
Office: (757) 398-6272
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Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded kayakers near Portsmouth Island, NC

 

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three kayakers today stranded a shoal near near Portsmouth Island in the Pamlico Sound.

Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington received a cell phone call from the kayakers at about 9:20 a.m. reporting they were stranded.

A 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water crew launched from Station Hatteras Inlet and arrived on scene at about 10:50 a.m. The three men and kayaks were brought aboard and brought to their vehicle at Silver Lake.

"The ability for mariners to communicate while on the water is critical for Coast Guard responders," said Lt. Tiffany Zehnle, duty watchstander at Sector North Carolina. "The Coast Guard encourages mariners to have a fully charged cell phone or VHF marine radio before getting underway in case of emergency."

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