Coast Guard sees increased need as more boaters hit the water without training
Newly registered boaters don’t always know the rules
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Coast Guard sees increased need as more boaters hit the water without training
PONCE INLET, Fla. – With Memorial Day just a week away, rescue teams in Central Florida are kicking training into high gear, expecting to need those skills more this year than in the past.
Volusia County Beach Patrol has been slammed with swimmers getting caught in rip currents and the Coast Guard is seeing an increase in calls for help with boaters.
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On Monday, the Coast Guardsmen from Station Ponce De Leon Inlet trained for search and rescue. They worked carefully with a helicopter crew that hovered and flew just feet above, practicing how to get those stranded in the ocean to safety.
SCITUATE Rescue crews are searching for a 75-year-old woman who went missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Scituate, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
According to a WCVB report, Coast Guard officials say the capsized boat was reported to Scituate police at about 5 p.m. Saturday. The boat was close to shore when it capsized, according to officials.
Local harbormasters and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod are searching for the woman.
No further information has been released by officials.
National Safe Boating week is more than just steering the boat safely and not hitting other boats, it has to do with the operation of the boat, and following the rules.
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