Multiple helicopters and patrol boats are involved in the mission.
Officials did not say where the divers were spotted. In the original news release, the Coast Guard reported the search was 50 miles south of Cape Fear, North Carolina.
The drivers went out around noon on Sunday, approximately 63 miles east of Myrtle Beach. They were in a “pleasure craft” called Big Bill’s. “Coordinating with Sector Charleston, Sector North Carolina launched a multi-asset search and rescue effort,” the Coast Guard stated in the news release.A Coast Guard official says all the divers are safe and alive. So far, no injuries have been reported, according to the source.Copyright 2023 WMBF Gray Media Group, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved.
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