Coast Guard searching for missing fisherman near Oak Island, NC

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Aug 28, 2017 U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic Contact: 5th District Public Affairs Office: (757) 398-6272 After Hours: (757) 434-7712

Coast Guard searching for missing fisherman near Oak Island, NC

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WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard is searching for two fishermen Monday, after they were reported overdue on Sunday near Oak Island.

 

Missing are Steve Chaney and David Hambrick of Oak Island.

 

The men got underway aboard a 22-foot fishing boat at approximately 11:30 a.m. Sunday from the South Harbor Boat Ramp in Oak Island. The wife of one of the men called for help after they did not return by dark as expected.

 

"We are battling severe search conditions due to the approaching tropical system with rough seas and strong winds," said Chief Warrant Officer Keith Moore, the command duty officer at Sector North Carolina. "Our crews are trying every possible means to locate these fishermen before weather conditions worsen."

 

Air Station Elizabeth City aircrews aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and an HC-130 Hercules airplane and Station Oak Island boat crews are currently searching the North Carolina coastline south of Oak Island for the overdue fishermen.

 

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Steve Chaney or David Hambrick is asked to contact Coast Guard Sector North Carolina at (910) 343-3880. 

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