Man Rescued from Sinking Vessel near West Palm Beach
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray
The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued a man from a vessel taking on water Monday approximately 10 miles east of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a notification from a good Samaritan of a vessel taking on water with one person aboard. Watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard cutter Cochito crew. They arrived on scene at approximately 3:30 p.m. and medevaced the man via smallboat to the Revere Beach Fire Rescue due to him suffering from a possible chemical reaction.
Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders confirmed that the man, a Bahamian national, is the subject of a previous overdue case and has been missing since Jan. 13, 2018.
