Man Rescued After Boat Capsizes Off Florida Coast

One man was rescued after his boat capsized off the coast of Florida Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg were notified through a 911 transfer at around 7:34 a.m. Saturday that St. Petersburg Fire Rescue and Pinellas County Sheriffs Office marine rescue crews were responding to a boater in distress. The boater’s 15-foot vessel had capsized near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

A Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew retrieved the man from the water at 7:56 a.m. and transferred him to a St. Petersburg Fire Rescue boat crew. No injuries were reported, and the man was transported to Maximo Boat Ramp…

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