Five people were rescued by a good Samaritan after their boat caught on fire in Biscayne Bay on Sunday morning, authorities said.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, multiple agencies — including personnel from their Miami Beach station, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue — responded around 10 a.m. to the boat fire about eight miles off the coast of Key Biscayne near Elliott Key.
The USCG shared on X that five boaters were rescued from the burning vessel by a good Samaritan and brought to shore in “good health.”
According to the USCG, the boat’s owner used his registered Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) to call for help…