Bobcat
04-29-2014, 07:30 AM
Nine people, all wearing life jackets, were rescued Sunday after the boat they were on capsized 18 miles southwest of Key West.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West received a distress call from the 25-foot vessel around 1:30 p.m., the Coast Guard said in a prepared statement. The boat didn't have a GPS on board but based on the radio transmission, the Coast Guard was able to figure out the boat's approximate location.
The Key West Coast Guard station launched a search boat while a plane from Clearwater did an aerial search, and found the boat.
The nine people were found in the water. One of them had a cut on the leg and transferred to a waiting ambulance.
The Guard didn't say where the nine were from or why the boat capsized.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West received a distress call from the 25-foot vessel around 1:30 p.m., the Coast Guard said in a prepared statement. The boat didn't have a GPS on board but based on the radio transmission, the Coast Guard was able to figure out the boat's approximate location.
The Key West Coast Guard station launched a search boat while a plane from Clearwater did an aerial search, and found the boat.
The nine people were found in the water. One of them had a cut on the leg and transferred to a waiting ambulance.
The Guard didn't say where the nine were from or why the boat capsized.