The Virginian-Pilot
© July 26, 2011
PLYMOUTH, N.C.
A man and woman were rescued Tuesday night by the Coast Guard after their sailboat capsized in Albemarle Sound.
The couple’s neighbor called emergency dispatchers shortly after 8 p.m. to report the couple had left about 4 p.m. and had not returned before storms moved through the region, a Coast Guard news release says.
Dispatchers notified the Coast Guard and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Elizabeth City found the couple shortly before 2 a.m.
The woman was hoisted from the water and a Coast Guard rescue boat crew helped the man get the sailboat upright so that it could be towed to the Midway Boat Ramp.
No injuries were reported.
Auxiliary members of the Coast Guard and North Carolina wildlife officials also helped with the search.
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We have been routinely having afternoon thunderstorms. Albemarle and Plamico Sounds have very bad reputations for being dangerous in bad weather. It appears they are well deserved.
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