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    Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters 25 miles east of Port Canaveral

    PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    05.28.2017

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Clayton 

    U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville   

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued four boaters Sunday 25 miles east of Port Canaveral.

    Coast Guard 7th District Command Center watchstanders received a distress alert from a personal locating beacon at 10:30 a.m.

    A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew in the area diverted and located an abandoned vessel at 12:30 p.m. The aircrew expanded their search pattern and located four boaters in the water at 12:35 p.m. The aircrew directed a Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew to the boaters.

    Two adults and two children were rescued and taken to Station Port Canaveral. All boaters were wearing life jackets.

    There were no reported injuries.

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    Date Taken: 05.28.2017
    Date Posted: 05.28.2017 15:04
    Photo ID: 3428483
    VIRIN: 170528-G-BL652-222
    Resolution: 928x661
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    Location: PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, US

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