Coast Guard Rescues 4 Missing Divers 60 Miles Off Coast Of Myrtle Beach

The Coast Guard rescued four missing divers after an extensive search about 60 miles off the Carolina coast, the agency said Monday. The men, who went for a dive approximately 63 miles east of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were spotted by a strobe light around 1 a.m., according to NBC affiliate WMBF.

Crews launched a life raft and the men were brought to shore around 7:30 a.m. The Coast Guard shared multiple photos of the divers being reunited with their families. A coordinated effort to find the men was launched after Coast Guard crews received a notification that the group never resurfaced after leaving their boat Sunday afternoon.

Rescue crews involved included:

• An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
• An HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Air Station Elizabeth City.
• A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Oak Island, North Carolina.
• The Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish, an 87-foot patrol boat from Portsmouth, Virginia.
• The Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin, an 87-foot patrol boat from Charleston, South Carolina.
• U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78).

“Any time the Coast Guard launches for a search and rescue case, it is always our hope and goal to be able to reunite those we are searching for with their friends and families,” said Capt. Timothy List, commander of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina. “In this case that is exactly what took place, which is always a great feeling for our rescue crews.”

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