A cruise ship rescued four people from a disabled catamaran that was taking on water hundreds of miles off the coast of Bermuda on Sunday, officials said.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The disabled 50-foot catamaran, the Serenity, was about 265 miles off the coast of Bermuda , when its escape hatch blew a gasket, causing the vessel to take on water, U.S. Coast Guard 5th District spokesperson Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills said in an email.
A crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City in North Carolina launched a HC-130 to fly over the scene until the rescue was complete, Bills said. Coast Guard video from the scene shows the yellow lifeboat heading from the cruise ship toward the disabled catamaran.The Disney Treasure was headed from Eemshaven, Netherlands, to its new home in Port Canaveral, Florida, when it responded to the vessel in distress, the Disney Cruise Line said in a statement. Disney Treasure Capt.
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