SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Five people were rescued Friday morning after their boat sank 28 miles off Egmont Key, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The boaters were reported in stable condition after they were taken to awaiting emergency medical service personnel at Tierra Verde Marina.
The Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg received multiple mayday calls over VHF radio from a 32-foot boat vessel taking on water. At 3:34 a.m., the boaters messaged they were donning lifejackets and were abandoning ship…