WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from a grounded pleasure craft Sunday near Wrightsville Beach. Watchstanders at Station Wrightsville Beach received a request for help at about 4:52 a.m. from the male operator of an 18-foot boat aground in Shinn Creek approximately one mile from the station. He expressed concerns about his female passenger who experienced cuts on her feet and exposure to cool weather.A 29-foot Response Boat Small crew from Station Wrightsville Beach launched at about 5:05 a.m. and arrived on scene at approximately 5:12 a.m. The crew took the two people to the Wrightsville Beach Wildlife Boat Ramp. Sea Tow plans to salvage the grounded vessel.“Low light and unsafe speed may have played a role in this vessel running aground outside the channel,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Guettler, RBS operator for the case. “Maintaining a safe speed at all times is critical to operating a boat safely.”
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