Man found clinging to capsized vessel after 24 hours lost in waters off Florida
A 62-year-old man was found desperately clinging to the hull of his capsized boat within the waters off the Florida coast on Sunday — about 24 hours after he was reported misplaced at sea, officers stated.
The crew onboard the container ship Angeles noticed Stuart Bee at round 11 a.m., some 86 miles off of Cape Canaveral, holding onto his 32-foot vessel, the U.S. Coast Guard stated.
The company had been trying to find indicators of the boater since he was reported lacking on Saturday morning.
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Bee had left Cape Marina Friday, however the one who reported him lacking grew frightened since he had not returned the subsequent day and sometimes didn’t keep out at sea in a single day.
Pictures launched by the Coast Guard confirmed Bee swimming away from his sinking ship and towards an orange life ring. One other picture confirmed the soaking-wet boater climbing aboard the container ship.
His situation wasn’t instantly identified.
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Capt. Mark Vlaun, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard’s Jacksonville sector, thanked everybody concerned within the rescue mission.
“Saving lives at sea is our highest calling,” Vlaun stated in an announcement. “It is a actually unimaginable final result that demonstrates the bond amongst all mariners and our neighborhood.”
