Coast Guard Rescues Four People in Rough Seas Off North Carolina

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The US Coast Guard said it rescued four people from a boat caught in heavy seas near the Oregon Inlet in North Carolina on Thursday, September 29.

The Coast Guard said the four people were forced to abandon their vessel due to heavy weather as Hurricane Ian approached the Carolinas.

Footage posted on Saturday shows the Coast Guard responding to the vessel and pulling people from the rough seas.

The National Buoy Date Center recorded waves as high as 21 feet (6.4 m) southeast of Charleston when Hurricane Ian made landfall on Friday. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard via Storyful

Video Transcript

- All right, be ready, boys.

- In the water, man in the water.

[WIND BLOWING]

- One man's down.

- Coverage over here.

- Ready, station Roger.

- They'll get on.

- I think to encourage it you have to help them out some.

- Make sure you tell me that so I dump it on the smooth stacks.

- Time to refrain. Catch the wave.

- Just be ready to grab him.

- Get it blown right so he's not lost here.

- Hang on.

- Man's on board.

- All right, get that line.