Coast Guard Rescues 2 Fishermen After Boat Sinks
Posted: March 7, 2016 – 1:45PM
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Cortez, Florida, rescues two fishermen in a life raft after their 37-foot commercial fishing boat sinks, 51 miles northwest of Boca Grande, Florida, Monday, March 7, 2016.
The St. Petersburg, Florida, fishermen utilized an EPIRB, strobe light and flares to signal rescue crews to their location. (U.S. Coast Guard video)