Five boaters rescued from disabled vessel in Lake Michigan near Wisconsin

Coast Guard crews that included the Traverse City Air Station rescued five people from a disabled boat Wednesday on Lake Michigan.

A good Samaritan was credited with a call at 9:31 p.m., reporting to Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan that a nearby 55-foot vessel was in distress with five people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard report said. The vessel was losing its rudder and taking on water at the time.

The boaters were near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, which is along Lake Michigan, east of Green Bay…

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