F/V Shauna Louise; Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina

Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina | 1996-Jan-19

Initial Notification: The 67-foot F/V Shauna Louise was abandoned the morning of January 19, 1996, during extreme storm conditions. At 0830 the vessel was 35?07' N and 075?48' W and drifting at three knots along the shoreline towards 230? true. The winds were 40 knots from the south with 8- to 10-foot seas. The vessel foundered in the afternoon of January 19 approximately 300 yards offshore off Okracoke Island and west of Hatteras Inlet. Debris was seen along the shoreline and in the surf zone. USCG district 5. Keyword: none.