A Connecticut-based sailboat sank 260 nautical miles off the shore of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The boat began taking on water and made a distress call to the United States Coast Guard and all five passengers who abandoned the boat to a life raft were saved, according to the guard.

All five of those on board were in stable and good condition after being rescued by the U.S Coast Guard crews, according to the guard.

According to the U.S. Coast Guard , the boat was a Magic Bus sailboat. The boat departed from Stonington and was heading to the Bahamas.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City rescued five individuals from a life raft after their sailboat, Magic Bus, began taking on water 260 nautical miles

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