CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (WITN) - The Coast Guard rescued five people after their vessel began taking on water 260 nautical miles offshore Cape Hatteras, Thursday.

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders received a distress call from the crew of the sailing vessel Magic Bus, reporting their vessel was taking on water and all five people aboard were abandoning ship into their life raft.

The Coast Guard diverted the Cutter Angela McShan and launched an Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew.

The HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew located the life raft, with all five people aboard, established communications, and confirmed everyone was stable and in good condition.

The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene and su

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