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Coast Guard crews rescue 4 people 40 nm off Egmont Key

Coast Guard crews rescue 4 people 40 nm off Egmont Key
A Station Cortez rescue crew saved 4 people from a capsized vessel about 40 miles west of Egmont Key, May 28, 2023. Coast Guard watchstanders were alerted when the vessel emergency position indicating beacon went off. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole Groll.

FORT MYERS, Florida – A Coast Guard Station Cortez Response Boat-Medium boatcrew rescue four people from a capsized vessel about 40 nautical miles west of Egmont Key. Saturday, May 27, 2023.

An emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) activated at approximately 8 a.m., alerting Coast Guard watchstanders of the situation. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew also launched.

They were wearing life jackets.

The people were reported in good health and a safety marine information broadcast is being issued for the capsized vessel as a hazard to navigation.

In addiction, Coast Guard Station Cortez rescue boatcrews saved other three people more, seven in total in two different search and rescue cases in Manatee County in 24 hours.

A Coast Guard Station Cortez RB-M boatcrew saved three people at approximately 11 p.m., after their boat took on water and capsized in the vicinity of Woody’s River Roo on the Manatee River.

They were wearing life jackets.

“Everyone rescued within the past 24 hours had all the necessary safety equipment aboard for a successful rescue,” said BM2 Zachary Smith, Station Cortez. “These people didn’t have the best time on the water, but they all went home safe and sound to their loved ones.”

A Coast Guard Station Cortez Response Boat-Medium crew rescue 4 people from a capsized vessel about 40 nautical miles west of Egmont Key, May 28, 2023.
Coast Guard watchstanders were alerted when the vessel emergency position indicating beacon went off.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole Groll.
U.S. Coast Guard Station Cortez.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater.
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area.
U.S. Coast Guard Southeast.
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