See it: Coast Guard rescues two boaters stuck on damaged boat in Florida

Coast Guard rescues stranded boaters disconnected Florida coast

DEEPWATER RESCUE: Two boaters were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard aft their sailing vessel became disabled and de-masted disconnected the seashore of Clearwater, FL. The brace was airlifted to information and are successful unchangeable condition.

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Two boaters were rescued 40 miles westbound of Tarpon Springs, Fla. connected Wednesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater chopper unit rescued the brace aft their 30-foot sailing vessel became disabled.

According to the Coast Guard, a distress telephone came successful astir 3:24am and a rescue unit was deployed.

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The aircrew located the boaters and their de-masted boat, stuck successful 4 to 6-foot surges and 20-knot winds, which is astir 23 mph. A rescue swimmer with the unit was deployed and assisted with hoisting the boaters to the helicopter.

Both of the rescued boaters were successful unchangeable information and were transferred to Air Station Clearwater. 

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Aybar, a hunt and rescue controller astatine Southeast District bid halfway noted "the distress alert was captious successful providing america captious accusation to rapidly deploy a chopper unit to assist."

The proprietor of the vas is moving connected its recovery. The origin of the de-masting is unknown.