Distress Flares Save Boaters Drifting 80 Miles Off Key West | NewsRadio WFLA
By John Conrad Jan 15, 2021 Key West, Fl.(Florida News Network)- Coast Guard rescue crews assisted the , a 40-foot fishing boat Thursday, after the crew launched two flares signaling distress approximately 80 miles southwest of Key West. A nearby boater saw the flares and contacted the Coast Guard Station in Key West, and stayed within radar contact of the vessel, Santa Maria, until Coast Guard crews arrived on scene. A HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew arrived on scene first and established communication with Santa Maria's crew. They reported the vessel was taking on water and had a ste...
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