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Shrimps Ahoy! Shrimp Boat Gets Stuck On Holden Beach

The boat's captain said a net got tangled in the propeller Thursday, and the winds pushed the boat closer to the shore overnight.

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HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. -- Holy shrimp! You don't see this on the North Carolina coast every day...

A shrimp boat got stuck in the sand on Holden Beach.

The boat's captain said a net got tangled in the propeller Thursday, and the winds pushed the boat closer to the shore overnight.

PHOTOS: Shrimp Boat Gets Stuck on Holden Beach

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Terrah Hewett

Photographers shared their photos of a shrimp boat that got stuck on Holden Beach.

The captain has been with the ship since it got stuck.

He says people have been bringing him food and water.

Another boater is on the way to help.

Let the Forest Gump shrimp jokes begin...

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