{"id":345299,"date":"2026-07-19T15:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345299\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:09:17","slug":"three-boaters-rescued-by-good-samaritan-after-vessel-takes-on-water-off-upper-florida-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345299\/","title":{"rendered":"Three boaters rescued by good Samaritan after vessel takes on water off upper Florida Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLANDIA, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Three boaters were safely rescued Saturday after their vessel began taking on water about 4 miles east of the Upper Florida Keys, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/search?find=Coast+Guard+Sector+Miami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coast Guard Sector Miami<\/a> watchstanders received a MAYDAY call over VHF Channel 16 from a 26-foot Bayliner reporting the emergency with three people on board.<\/p>\n<p>Before first responders arrived, a nearby good Samaritan reached the disabled vessel and safely rescued all three occupants. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/st-lucie-county-fire-district-fires-3-2-suspended-over-rookie-hazing-with-shock-device-shock-report-details-modified-bug-zapper-used-on-rookie-independent-investigation-south-florida-treasure-coast-crime-news-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">3 fired, 2 suspended: Report details modified bug zapper used on rookie SLC firefighters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Miami then arrived on scene, helped dewater the vessel and escorted it safely to the Homestead Bayfront Park boat ramp.<\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard is reminding mariners to carry a VHF-FM radio, wear a life jacket and file a float plan before heading out on the water.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said quick communication and assistance from nearby boaters can make a critical difference during an emergency at sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ISLANDIA, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Three boaters were safely rescued Saturday after their vessel began taking on water about&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-345299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}