Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach News

The Coast Guard medevaced an injured woman from a grounded sailboat Sunday just east of Seagate. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received a call at approximately 3:15 p.m., reporting a 38-foot Sundancer sailboat ran aground with a man, woman and two children aboard about one mile south of Bradley Creek near Money Island. A crew aboard a 25-foot Response Boat-Small was launched from Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach. A good Samaritan with friends of the grounded family arrived on scene and transferred the children aboard his boat. The Coast Guard RBS crew arrived on scene and found the man waiting with the woman. The woman suffered a head injury, so the Coast Guard crew placed the woman in a stokes litter and brought her aboard their response boat.

The crew of Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach accepted delivery of the station's newest asset, a 45-foot Response Boat - Medium, which represents the 126th boat in a fleet of 170 being delivered to the service. The RB-M will replace the aging fleet of 41-foot Utility Boats (UTB) and assorted non-standard boats being used at Coast Guard stations throughout the country. The UTB has been a workhorse at Coast Guard stations for more than 25 years, but newer boats with increased capabilities are needed.