5 Rescued After Boat Sinks Off of Coast Near Egmont Key: USCG

5 rescued after boat sinks off of coast near Egmont Key: USCG

BOATERS RESCUED ⛵ Officials said the five people were stable, and they were taken to Tierra Verde Marina for emergency medical care after being saved.

5 rescued after boat sinks off coast near Egmont Key: USCG

Five people were saved after a boat sank early Friday morning, approximately 28 miles west of Egmont Key, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Coast Guard rescues 5 people off Egmont Key

Clearwater — A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew rescued five boaters after their 32-foot vessel sank 28 miles west of Egmont Key, Friday.  The five boaters were in stable condition and safely transported to awaiting emergency medical service personnel at Tierra Verde Marina. An Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew located the boaters in the vicinity of their sunken vessel in 2 to 3-foot seas and 6 knot winds at 4:19 a.m. The …