Coast Guard rescues man whose sailboat caught fire off Virginia coast

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man whose sailboat caught fire off the coast of Virginia Thursday evening.

The Coast Guard says it happened around midnight, about 60 miles east of Chincoteague.

The 58-year-old sailor was found in a lifeboat and taken to a Norfolk hospital for treatment.

It is not yet known what caused the boat fire.