Coast Guard Rescues 2 Fishermen After Boat Sinks

Monday, March 7, 2016 - 2:49 pm

By Steven Hirschfield

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USCG Rescue — Video of USCG rescue off the Coast of Boca Grande, FL

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Video of USCG rescue off the Coast of Boca Grande, FL

Coast Guard Rescues 2 Fishermen After Boat Sinks

Posted: March 7, 2016 – 1:45PM

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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)

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Video via U.S. Coast Guard

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Coast Guard Rescues 2 Fishermen After Boat Sinks

Coast Guard Rescues 2 Fishermen After Boat Sinks

Video via U.S. Coast Guard

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