{"id":41702,"date":"2023-08-14T17:49:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T21:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=41702"},"modified":"2023-08-14T17:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T21:55:56","slug":"4-missing-divers-rescued-off-the-coast-of-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/4-missing-divers-rescued-off-the-coast-of-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"4 missing divers rescued off the coast of North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Four divers who were reported missing off the coast of North Carolina were rescued on early Monday morning after a search-and-rescue operation involving the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy, officials say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident began around noon on Sunday when four men, including a teenager, were diving from a boat &#8211; the pleasure craft Big Bill&#8217;s &#8211; in the Atlantic Ocean about 50 miles south of Cape Fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A search and rescue operation involving boats, planes and helicopters was launched and continued through the night after watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina were notified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After hours of searching, at 12:45 a.m. on Monday, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules plane spotted an SOS-strobe light and located the divers, about 46 miles southeast of Cape Fear River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hercules plane launched a life raft for the divers, who were later rescued by the U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Porter, which was conducting a training exercise in the area when they were called for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Coast Guard lifeboat later arrived at the scene and took the divers aboard before taking them to shore, where they were reunited with friends and family just after 6 a.m. None of them were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Any time the Coast Guard launches for a search and rescue case, it is always our hope and goal to be able to reunite those we are searching for with their friends and families,\u201d said Capt. 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