RedactedNarrative: According to the operator of the sailing vessel Lyda May, while under sail the vessel ran aground in front of Okracoke Island at approximately 18:00 hours. He stated that the water shoaled up rapidly as the sailboat approached the second red buoy from the east. There were two red buoys marking the entrance to the harbor. The incident was at night and during the change of wind direction as a front approached from the north. The waves were 5 ft or more. The wind and the waves were opposite and as he came around the second buoy the boat ran aground and was unable to sail off. The following day the boat was taken off the shoals as the waves diminished to less than 1 foot. It does not appear that drugs or alcohol were a factor in this incident. Also there were no charges filed.
   