Boaters rescued 23 miles off Steinhatchee’s coast

Posted on January 7, 2015

Three people, including the superintendent of schools for Echols County, Ga., were rescued from the water by a Coast Guard aircrew after their 27-foot fishing boat sank 23 miles west of the Steinhatchee River Tuesday, Dec. 30.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call at 9:39 a.m. from a man stating that his boat was flooding and would soon be underwater. He stated that all three people aboard the boat were wearing life jackets.

PHOTO: Crew members from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft shake hands with three survivors at the Aistation in Clearwater Tuesday, Dec. 30. The aircrew rescued the men after their 27-foot fishing boat sank 23 miles west of Steinhatchee River. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Meredith A. Manning)

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