Coast Guard, Navy prepare to rescue man from sunken sailboat off east coast

Video of interview with survivor and photos available at D5.uscgnews.com PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard and Navy worked together Sunday morning to return a rescued man to shore after his sailboat sank about 250 nautical miles east of Cape Hatteras, NC Coast Guard Fifth District watchstanders received a satellite distress signal at 5:07 pm Saturday from the sailboat Gloria A Dios. They launched an Air Station Elizabeth City, NC, HC-130J Hercules aircraft crew to search for the sailboat ...
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