Photo Release: Coast Guard assists 1 aboard boat taking on water on Neuse River

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/06/2017 08:39 AM EDT

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October 06, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic
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Photo Release: Coast Guard assists 1 aboard boat taking on water on Neuse River

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Tony Quinn and Petty Officer 2nd Class John Zegarra, boat crew members from Coast Guard Station Hobucken, North Carolina, dewater a 25-foot vessel on the Neuse River, Oct. 5, 2017. The 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Hobucken launched upon receiving notification that the boat was taking on water near the mouth of the Bay River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ricardo Pinto/Released)

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard assisted one man after his vessel starting taking on water on the Neuse River Thursday evening.

Watchstanders in the Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington received a call over VHF-FM channel 16 at 6:48 p.m. that a 25-foot vessel with one man aboard was taking on water near the mouth of the Bay River.

A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew launched from Station Hobucken, North Carolina. The RB-M crew arrived on scene, began dewatering the vessel, then towed the boat to River Dunes Harbor Club and Marina in Oriental, North Carolina.

“We recommend that all mariners keep reliable communications equipment like radios on board, which this gentleman did,” said Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jared Stanton, operations unit controller for the case. “If your boat starts to take on water or another emergency occurs, having a radio on board will enable you to call for help immediately, and to reach a wider range of people.”

A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Hobucken, North Carolina, conducts an alongside tow of a 25-foot boat on the Neuse River, Oct. 5, 2017. The boat began taking on water near the mouth of the Bay River at approximately 6:40 p.m., and the Station Hobucken crew assisted the man aboard by dewatering his vessel and towing it ashore. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ricardo Pinto/Released)
A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Hobucken, North Carolina, conducts an alongside tow of a 25-foot boat on the Neuse River, Oct. 5, 2017. After the boat began taking on water, the Coast Guard crew arrived, dewatered the vessel and towed it to River Dunes Harbor Club and Marina in Oriental, North Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ricardo Pinto/Released)

 

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