MIAMI – The Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday evening for a capsized vessel in the vicinity of Luquillo, Puerto Rico, after a reporting source notified watchstanders of a possible boat fire Sunday morning.
A good Samaritan called watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector San Juan Command Center around 12:50 a.m. to report sighting multiple distress flares, a vessel on fire, and the vessel then capsizing.
Coast Guard crews searched for 10 hours and covered an area of more than 800 square miles for any signs of a capsized vessel.
Searching were:
- An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
- Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo.
Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo is a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
