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Overdue single-hand sailor resiced off Hatteras

The CG 'Lawrence Lawson (WPC 1120)' rescued an overdue mariner from the 'Windward Passage' 270 miles off Hatteras, North Carolina, on Nov 15, 2023. Coast Guard Sector New York watchstanders received a report of lost communications from the family of the mariner who had sailed from Jersey City, New Jersey, en route to Bermuda on Nov 6, and who was considered overdue. Watchstanders from the Coast Guard Atlantic Area command center assumed responsibility of SAR efforts, coordinating the launch of assets from the Coast Guard’s 1st and 5th districts and issuing an urgent marine information broadcast (UMIB). The sailing vessel 'Time Bandit' heard the UMIB and happened upon an adrift sailing vessel with tattered sails and a missing boom, matching the description of the yacht. The good Samaritan made contact with the single-hand-sailor. Due to on scene conditions, the Coast Guard advised against an at-sea transfer. The 'Lawrence Lawson', based in Cape May, New Jersey, was mobilized and arrived on scene on Nov 15. The crew safely transferred the mariner aboard the cutter. He was in stable condition and reunited with his family on Nov 16 at the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. The Coast Guard had dispatched additional assets to assist in the SAR case, including: - An HC-130 Hercules crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C.; - An MH-60 helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City; - An HC-144 crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3591533/coast-guard-rescues-overdue-mariner-270-miles-off-nc/