On May 14th, one sea turtle got lucky when someone spotted the injured animal off the coast of North Carolina. An unnamed person on board a 75-foot fishing boat called Lady Lisa spotted the turtle floundering in the water near the boat. With an injured fin and a hook in its mouth, the sea turtle was clearly in danger.
Those onboard the Lady Lisa decided to help, and called watchstanders at Station Wrightsville Beach. The Coast Guard and a representative from the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission responded to the call, coming out in a boat of their own to meet the Lady Lisa and save the turtle.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class Brandyn Napolitano via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
The rescue crew took the turtle and transported it to The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Surf City. The Center specializes in rescue, rehabilitation, and release so there’s a good chance the turtle will be released back into the wild after treatment and recovery.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class Brandyn Napolitano via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
“Due to the Lady Lisa’s quick action, authorities were able to transport this injured sea turtle to a facility where it can receive the care it needs,” said Commander Matt Moorlag, the Sector North Carolina deputy sector commander. “The boating public plays a vital role in the conservation of our protected species.”
Individual acts like this may seem small, but make a big difference in saving animals’ lives. Most sea turtles are classified as endangered, but decades of conservation efforts have helped certain species make a comeback. Helping this little turtle didn’t take much effort, but it does have a big impact on this turtle’s life, and on the resilience of the species as a whole.

God bless you guys. THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU ANGELS =WELL DONE !!
Thank you Coast Guard! We appreciate you!!
You’re all awesome!!!
Thank you to all who helped!
You guys ROCK!!! Thank you everyone for helping this awesome animal.
And a thank you to Lady Lisa Crew !
Thank you U.S. coast guard for rescuing and saving this sea turtles and any other animals you come across.
~ Love it when good folks find themselves in a position to do good ~ Thank you for your compassion ~ Let’s end fishing ~ mgf
Thanks Guys and those aboard Lady Lisa for caring enough to help & save this sea turtle. I’m sure it thanks you, too.
Thanks to this fantastic teams!
Thank you Coast Guard officers. You are wonderful!
Kind people are the best!
God Bless everyone involved in this rescue.
Thanks to all involved
Thanku to the crew of the Lady Lisa and the U.S. Coast Guard. Also a big thanku to thd staff of thd Karen Beasley Tire Rescue And Rehabilitation Centre. ????
Thank you for saving this beautiful creature! God bless all of you!
Thank you coast guard.
I love hearing
these uplifting stories.
Thank you!
Thank you for saving this precious creature!
Thank you for saving the sea turtle! It makes a difference.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR HUGE HEARTS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
God bless you and thank you for assisting this turtle!!
Thank you. Nice to see caring for creatures rather than exploiting or cruelty
Nice to read a good news story. It makes a change from the stories of cruelty and suffering at the hands of Mankind!
Well done to the crew of the Lady Lisa, the Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach, the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission and The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.
So true you get sick of hearing about all the cruelty never seems to stop,a big thank you to the crew of the Lady Lisa so nice to know that they are some caring people out there.
AMEN!
More more help and take off after folks who cause such suffering of the innocent!