A Coast Guard Station Sand Key 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew assisted three people on a vessel taking on water 15 miles west of Clearwater, Florida, Oct. 12, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Patrick Brown)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard assisted three people on a vessel taking on water 15 miles west of Clearwater, Florida, Saturday evening.
A Coast Guard Station Sand Key 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew arrived on scene to remove two passengers and begin dewatering the 23-foot Seafox vessel.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a distress call on channel 16 at approximately 4:55 p.m. of the vessel taking on two gallons of water a minute and the pumps unable to keep up.
The passengers and vessel were safely escorted to the Seminole Boat Ramp in Clearwater.
