PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Crew members with the Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg rescued a person Saturday from a 38-foot boat taking on water 27 miles offshore of Dunedin.
The crew used a P6 dewatering pump to remove the water, identified the source of flooding, and towed the vessel back to a marina in Tierra Verde.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call at 11 p.m. Friday from the vessel boat’s operator that their pumps were not keeping up with the water.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and a Good Samaritan also responded.
The Coast Guard encourages all mariners to have a marine-band radio and safety gear, such as life jackets, for emergencies.
