MIAMI – The Coast Guard is responding to a report of up to 28 people from a capsized vessel in the water, 13 of whom have been recovered, about 15 miles east of Boynton Beach, Fla., Wednesday.
A good Samaritan contacted the Coast Guard around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday reporting there were numerous people in the water.
The vessel reportedly sank around 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Assisting in the search are:
- Two HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Miami
- An HU-25 Falcon jet crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami
- A 33-foot Special Purpose Craft from Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet, Fla.
- A 41-foot Utility Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet
- The crew of the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Cormorant
