Coast Guard rescues man from vessel taking on water near West Palm Beach
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/29/2018 06:39 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast |
Coast Guard rescues man from vessel taking on water near West Palm Beach
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MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued a man from a vessel taking on water Monday approximately 10 miles east of West Palm Beach, Florida.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a notification from a good Samaritan of a vessel taking on water with one person aboard. Watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard cutter Cochito crew. They arrived on scene at approximately 3:30 p.m. and medevaced the man via smallboat to the Revere Beach Fire Rescue due to him suffering from a possible chemical reaction.
Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders confirmed that the man, a Bahamian national, is the subject of a previous overdue case and has been missing since Jan. 13, 2018.
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