Four people were rescued from an overturned catamaran off the coast of North Carolina on Saturday.
Officials from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City say the 60-foot yacht overturned about 140 miles southeast of Wilmington, after both their port and starboard side hatches broke -- leading to catastrophic flooding which forced them to abandon ship around noon.
They were found near the boat in a covered life raft and rescued by a helicopter crew.
There were 35 miles per hour winds at the time and seas of 11 to 12 feet.
The Moon Dragon is a yacht that operates charters between the Mid-Atlantic and the Virgin Islands.
