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MARINE CORPS JET CRASH: Coast Guard boat securing debris field off Wrightsville Beach
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter remains in the area of Marine Corps jet crash off of Wrightsville Beach to help secure what remains of...
Lifeguard tales
More than 50 years have passed since Carl Hiatt manned a wooden roofless lifeguard stand at Wrightsville Beach, squinting at the sparkling ocean for...
Lifeguard reunion planned
As many as eight decades of Wrightsville Beach lifeguards will come together Nov. 14 to share stories of working on the island.
The reunion has...
Coast Guard, WBOR rescue two stranded boaters off Masonboro Inlet
The Coast Guard and Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue rescued two stranded boaters from a jetty in Masonboro Inlet on Friday. The Coast Guard responded...
West African lifeguard learns from WBOR
With a void in lifeguarding services in his West African home country of Ghana, Felix Uzor made the cross-Atlantic trip to the United States...
WBOR places third in nationals
For the second consecutive year, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue placed third in the small beach category of the United States Lifesaving Association’s National Lifeguard...
WBOR rescues capsized kayaker by Johnnie Mercer’s Pier
Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue saved a Wilmington man Sunday, Aug. 9 after his kayak capsized when he was snagged by a fishing hook from...
UPDATED: WBOR takes third-straight regional lifeguarding championship
For the third-consecutive year, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue finished first place in the regional lifesaving championships, held July 15-16 at Carolina Beach.
While it wasn’t...
WB Ocean Rescue takes third in nationals
The team of 15 Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguards that participated in the 2014 United State Lifesaving Association National Lifeguard Championships in Virginia Beach...
Drowned surfer rescued by bystanders and lifeguards
While larger swells from Tropical Storm Bertha lingered at Wrightsville Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 6, one surfer was spotted floating motionless on his board...
