Coast Guard rescues 2 from disabled sailing vessel 90 miles SE of Cape Lookout, N.C.

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. - A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City rescued two crewmembers of a disabled sailing vessel approximately 90 miles southeast of Cape Lookout 7 p.m. Friday.

Rescue Coordination Center Den Helder, Netherlands, notified Coast Guard watchstanders in Portsmouth, Va., that they had received a distress call from the two-man crew of the 39-foot sailing vessel Risque stating they had lost their rudder and required assistance.

The crew of the Risque donned life jackets and maintained radio contact with the Coast Guard until rescue crews aboard an airplane and helicopter from the air station arrived on scene to bring them to the air station.

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