CAPE HATTERAS, N.C.– Five people were rescued from a sinking sailboat off the coast of Cape Hatteras , North Carolina, on Thursday.

The U.S. Coast Guard said watchstanders received a distress call from the crew of the sailboat roughly 260 miles offshore, saying the boat was taking on water.

On the call, the crew advised that all five people aboard were abandoning ship for a life raft.

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The Coast Guard diverted a ship and launched an aircraft and helicopter crew in search of the boaters.

The aircraft crew found the life raft with all five people on board and established communication with them.

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It was confirmed everyone ab

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