Coast Guard rescues two people from boat beginning to sink off Florida coast

Coast Guard rescues two people from boat beginning to sink off Florida coast
The Coast Guard said both passengers on the sinking boat were taken back to shore without medical concerns
The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of two people whose boat was beginning to sink off the Florida coast this week.

Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector in St. Petersburg received a report of a 20-foot vessel taking on water approximately 14 miles west of Casey Key, Fla., around 4:45 p.m. Thursday.

USCG Station Cortez, located in Bradenton, responded to the call with its 45-foot Response Boat-Medium vessel and removed two people from the sinking boat.

The Cortez crew then dewatered the boat until commercial salvage arrived.