The story could have been dramatic this Thursday, October 10, but “a crew from the Coast Guard’s Miami Air Base carried out a helicopter rescue operation” around 1:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. French time) and directly transported to Tampa General Hospital for further treatment, the US Coast Guard reported in a press release. The search began at 5:30 a.m. Dana Grady says “he survived thanks to a life jacket, his emergency position locator beacon and a cooler. “.
Going to sea to repair his boat
Fishing boat captain Capt Dave was already at sea on Monday when a rescue crew from Coast Guard Station Sand Key responded to their report around 12:40 p.m. He and a member of his crew were in a dire situation facing to the approaching storm 20 miles from John’s Pass (approximately 30 km). According to the release, the crew returned both men to Clearwater Air Force Station in good health. However, the ship had to be left adrift in view of the approaching storm. Rescue arrangements had to be made following the hurricane.
Around noon on Wednesday, the owner of the fishing boat reported to the Coast Guard that the captain had returned to the boat to make repairs around 3 a.m. He wanted to bring the boat safely back to port before the storm rose. The Coast Guard directly established radio contact with the captain. The fisherman explains that the rudder has become clogged. As the boat was unusable, the fisherman found himself stranded in the open sea.
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Lost contact Wednesday evening
At this moment, the waves are up to 2 meters high and the winds blow up to 50 km/h. Hurricane Milton is approaching. The authorities then send a list of instructions: put on a rescue gear, stay near the ship’s emergency position radio beacon. Despite everything, communication will be cut off around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday evening until the next day.
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