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Update: Boat beached at Cape Hatteras National Seashore turned back to sea after about 4 hours

National Park Service

A 42-foot boat grounded on the beach Wednesday morning at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, about one mile north of Oregon Inlet.

The three people who were on board the boat, ironically named Turn Back, were not hurt when it came to shore at about 7:30 a.m.

The National Park Service said the boat was turned back to the water within about four hours.

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A 42-foot boat grounded on the beach Wednesday morning at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, about one mile north of Oregon Inlet.

There were no reported injuries to the three people who were on board the boat, ironically named Turn Back, when it came to shore at some time after 7:30 a.m.

The National Park Service is consulting with the U.S. Coast Guard and working with the owner to get the boat off the beach before or around Wednesday afternoon’s high tide.