April 16, 2016
FORT MACON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued a husband and wife Friday one and a half miles southeast of Beaufort Inlet.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a report at approximately 12:10 p.m. that the 45-foot fishing boat Captain Dump II out of Marshallberg was disabled and at anchor with a married couple aboard.A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon launched at approximately 12:30 p.m. The boat crew towed the fishing boat back inside Beaufort Inlet, where the fishing vessel Lady Jane took the fishing vessel in tow. The two fishing vessels are en route back to Marshallberg.No injuries or pollution were reported.
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