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Man Rescued After Boat Capsizes Off Florida Coast
One man was rescued after his boat capsized off the coast of Florida Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg were notified through a 911 transfer at around 7:34 a.m. Saturday that St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and Pinellas County Sheriffs Office marine rescue crews were responding to a boater in distress. The boater’s 15-foot vessel had capsized near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew retrieved the man from the water at 7:56 a.m. and transferred him to a St. Petersburg Fire Rescue boat crew. No injuries were reported, and the man was transported to Maximo Boat Ramp.
“Sharing his float plan with his wife and coordination between partner agencies helped save this man’s life,” Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Catell, an operations unit controller at Sector St. Petersburg, said in a statement. “With National Safe Boating Week fast approaching, May 17-23, all boaters are reminded to brush up on boating safety skills and prepare for the boating season.”
The Coast Guard said the vessel’s owner was coordinating commercial salvage.
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