ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – A U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg boat crew responded swiftly to a maritime emergency on October 2 after a vessel capsized near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, rescuing a boater who was found clinging to the overturned craft.
Officials said the man was pulled from the water without injury and transported safely to the Gandy boat ramp. The individual is now coordinating recovery of the capsized vessel, which authorities say posed no ongoing hazard to navigation.
According to the Coast Guard, the quick response prevented what could have become a more dangerous situation in the busy shipping channel near Tampa Bay…