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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescue three mariners from a vessel taking on water two nautical miles west of Anna Maria Island, Florida Friday.
A Coast Guard Station Cortez 45-foot Response Boat–Medium boat crew arrived at 7:50 p.m. to the 70-foot commercial fishing vessel Warrior, took the three crewmembers off the vessel, and transferred them to a dock in Cortez with no medical concerns.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Hudson.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call on VHF-Channel 16 from the Warrior operator reporting they had 2-feet of water on board and pumps were unable to keep up with the flooding. A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Clearwater also responded.
The Coast Guard will continue to monitor the vessel for possible pollution.
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