Possible Boat Fire Off SE 58th Street
We were dispatched, along with Oak Island Fire Department and Oak Island Police Department, to the beach near SE 58th Street for a report of a boat 100 yards out that was possibly on fire. When we arrived, it was apparent the boat was actually a fairly large ship, was much further from shore, and […]
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Two Boys Struggling West of Pier
We were dispatched to an area near the Oak Island Pier for a report of 2 boys on boogie boards struggling well offshore. We were cancelled enroute when the boys made it safely back to shore.
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Kayak Offshore Near Night
We were dispatched to check on a kayak that was reported about 1/4 mile offshore from SE 40th Street with night rapidly approaching. The wind was fairly strong and 3-4′ waves were breaking on the shore. Multiple 911 callers reported seeing a man in a kayak waving a light, as if needing help. Oak Island […]
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Night Training for Skydiver Rescue
Being close to an airport with active skydiving operations, we get calls for skydivers landing in the marsh and backwaters at least a couple times each year. So last night we combined our night boating and navigation practice with searching for a “skydiver” represented by 4 PVC pipes placed in the waterway, Dutchman Creek, and […]
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Caswell Beach Swimmer and Boat Adrift
This morning we had 2 semi-rare October calls. The first was from Caswell Beach where a man and his wife had been open water swimming and lost track of each other. After the man searched for about 30 minutes, he called 911. While some of our team members responded to the station to get the […]
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