OREGON INLET, N.C. – Two men were rescued by the Coast Guard and a good Samaritan on Saturday after their boat capsized near Oregon Inlet.
Watchstanders at Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington were notified around Noon that a 23-foot boat with two men on board had capsized.
A good Samaritan had taken the men on board and was waiting for assistance from the Coast Guard.
A 29-foot Rescue Boat-Small crew and a 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water crew from Station Oregon Inlet launched at 12:19 p.m. and arrived on scene at 12:25 p.m.
The boat crew righted the capsized boat and transferred the two men to the Coast Guard boat.
The Coast Guard towed the vessel until Sea Tow arrived and took over the tow. The Sea Tow crew towed the boat to Wanchese Harbor where it was trailored.
