Coast Guard searching for 2 people 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/31/2018 04:17 PM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast |
Coast Guard searching for 2 people 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is searching for two missing people Monday 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a notification from a good Samaritan vessel stating they were on scene with nine people in the water from a capsized 18-foot vessel. The vessel reportedly capsized during a transit from Freeport, Bahamas to Miami Sunday evening with 11 people aboard.
Crews searching are:
- Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered (WPC-1103)
- Coast Guard Cutter Moray (WPB-87331)
- A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane
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