RedactedNarrative: ON SUNDAY MAY 9, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS, OFFICERS WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION RESPONDED TO A SAILBOAT THAT WAS TAKING ON WATER IN THE PAMLICO SOUND NEAR SWAN QUARTER IN HYDE COUNTY. THE SAILBOAT OCCUPIED BY OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE EAST OF THE MOUTH OF OUTFALL CANAL. THE OCCUPANTS REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE U.S. COAST GUARD WHO DISPATCHED A HELICOPTER TO LOCATE THE DISTRESSED SAILBOAT AND PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE BY DROPPING THE PASSENGERS A GPS LOCATION DEVICE.  IN ADDITION, U.S. COAST GUARD ALSO ADVISED THE SAILBOAT PASSENGERS TO DIAL 911 AND REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM ADDITIONAL AGENCIES.  NCWRC WAS ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE DISTRESSED SAILBOAT FROM OUTFALL CANAL AND LOCATE THE VESSEL.  UPON ARRIVAL TO THE INCIDENT, THE VESSEL WAS SUFFERING FROM ENGINE FAILURE, LOSS OF POWER, AND TAKING ON WATER.  THE VESSEL WAS DRIFTING TOWARDS SHORE AND THE VESSEL OPERATOR WAS ADVISED TO SET ANCHOR TO ENABLE NCWRC TO APPROACH THE VESSEL.  ONCE THE ANCHOR WAS SET, PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO BOARD WITH NCWRC AND WERE SAFELY TRANSPORTED TO SHORE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED DURING THIS INCIDENT AND THE SAILBOAT PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL LODGING. THE VESSEL INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT WAS TOWED TO BELHAVEN, NC WERE AN EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGES REVEALED IT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.
  
  
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