b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS North Carolina Ferry Crew Honoredfor January Rescue T he N.C. Board of Transpor- cue that likely saved the lives of twothe M/V Hatteras, while tying up the tationrecentlyhonoredthemen and their dog on Jan. 12. The res- ferryattheOcracoke-SouthDock crew of a state ferry for a res- cue occurred when crew members onTerminal,noticedtwomenhang-ing onto an overturned boat swiftly floating out of Hatteras Inlet toward theAtlanticOcean.Theweather conditions were worsening, and the currentwasstrong.FerryCaptain Bill Davis sounded the ferrys general alarmandnotifiedtheU.S.Coast Guard of the emergency.CrewmembersGeraldHuneycutt and David Butler launched the ferrys rescue boat and traveled a half mile to theoverturnedboatslocation.The men clinging to the boat alerted the rescuersthattheirdogwastrapped underneath the overturned vessel.The two men had waders on and were havingtroublestayingafloat.The strongcurrentcombinedwiththe frigid52-degreewatertemperature made the situation critical.Thecrewmemberspulledthetwo men and the canine out of the water andintotherescueboat,eventually bringingthemonboardtheM/V Hatteras.Otherferrycrewmembers involved in the rescue were Chief En-gineer Robbie Meekins, Oiler Aman-der Przygodzinski and crew member Calob Fulford.The quick actions of our crew likely saved all three lives, said North Car-olina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)FerryDivisionInterim DirectorJedDixon.Allourcrews FOGHORN 42'