USCG Rescues 7 When Lightning Strikes Boat in Gulf
Lightning struck the boat, but thanks to the boaters’ preparedness, the Coast Guard found them – 100 miles off the coast of Clearwater Beach.
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Coast Guard Rescues Tampa Bay Boaters Saturday
The U.S. Coast Guard responded after a 911 call from a motorist on the Skyway Bridge who saw two red flares fired into the early morning sky at 5:25 a.m.
USCG Chopper Rescues Four After Boat Sinks in Gulf (VIDEO)
They were hoisted aboard the chopper and transported to the Clearwater air station. Their boat the “Right Stuff” sunk on Valentine’s Day.
Boater Rescued Four Miles East of Pinellas Point
On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued a boater who abandoned his distressed boat in favor of his kayak; rescuers credit the boater’s personal locator beacon in finding and saving the man.
