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14 boaters rescued off Florida gulf coast in 1 week, Coast Guard says

By Emily Wunderlich,

13 days ago
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A boat crew from Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg recovered three people from a partially submerged and aground vessel on April 12. The boat was towed to Snug Harbor Boatworks on Tuesday. [ U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg ]

It was a busy week for the U.S. Coast Guard in St. Petersburg.

Seventeen distress and marine safety calls led to the rescue of 14 boaters since April 12, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg said in a news release Friday.

It started around 11 p.m. April 12, when Coast Guard watchstanders received a mayday call from three people reporting that their 47-foot commercial fishing boat was sinking 1 mile southwest of John’s Pass.

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