A 60-foot luxury catamaran overturned about 140 miles southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, Saturday. The U.S. Coast Guard heard the boat’s emergency beacon and sent a helicopter to rescue the four Canadian crew members.

The Moon Dragon is a luxury yacht that runs charters to the Virgin Islands, according to the Coast Guard and the charter’s website. There were four crew members on board when the catamaran ran into trouble in the Atlantic. 

Hatches on both sides of the catamaran broke, forcing the crew to abandon ship, the Coast Guard said in a news release. When a Coast Guard plane got the scene, the boat had overturned, and the crew was in a life raft. 

“The ocean is unpredictable and unforgiving, and this case represents perfectly the value of being prepared at sea,” said Petty Officer First Class Austin Lang. “These sailors had the right gear on board, it worked, they knew how to use it, and it’s because of that, we were able to find them and bring them home safely.”  

The Coast Guard sent a helicopter from Elizabeth City. The crew was able to hoist the four from the life raft to the helicopter and bring them back to shore. There were no injuries, the Coast Guard said.