The fishing vessel Atlantic Breeze ran aground near the entrance to Nassau Sound near Jacksonville, Florida. The fishing vessel suffered water ingress and the crew sent out a distress call to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard dispatched the 45 foot rescue boat to the scene. The Coast Guard rescued the three crew on board the Atlantic Breeze and took them safely ashore. No reports of injuries.
The 70 foot long pirate-themed vessel “The Pirate’s Ransom” went aground off Clearwater, Florida. The pirate vessel with 100 passengers had gone aground in heavy fog near the Memorial Causeway Bridge. Another passenger vessel, the 65 foot long “Island Time” went aground while attempting to take some of the passengers off the “Ransom” to ashore. All passengers were rescued by fire and police boats. No reports of injuries or pollution being released.
The 43 foot long fishing vessel Deep capsized after suffering water ingress while off Key West, Florida. The vessel had contacted the Coast Guard that the vessel was taking on water and was in need of assistance. The Coast Guard dispatched the cutter Nantucket and a helicopter to the scene. When the cutter arrived, the Deep had already overturned with one crew man on the hull and another in a life raft. Both men were rescued. No reports of injuries.
A 74 foot long fishing vessel also suffered water ingress while off Key West. The vessel contacted the Coast Guard that in was in need of assistance. The Coast Guard sent the Nantucket and dispatched a fix wing aircraft to the scene. The vessel became waterlogged forcing the three people aboard to abandon ship into the life raft. However, the life raft capsized sending the three people into the water. Two of the three people were rescued by Nantucket. The other was rescued by the fishing vessel Southern Grace. One person suffered minor injuries.
