Editor's Note: recognition of Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrews on scene
MIAMI – Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber’s small boat rescue crew and Broward County Sheriff's officers rescued two people, Thursday, after their vessel caught fire 11 miles east of Dania Beach.
The small boat crew located two people on a life raft before bringing them aboard with no reported medical concerns.
Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a report via channel 16 of a 41-foot cabin cruiser taking on water at approximately 1:25 p.m. Sector Miami watchstanders also launched Station Fort Lauderdale. A Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew also responded and provided overflight support to Sector Miami and boat crews on scene.
Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue boat crews extinguished the vessel fire. The Coast Guard boat crew transferred the two survivors to Broward Sheriff's officers who brought them ashore.
"This rescue emphasizes the importance of using a VHF radio on channel 16 if you are distress," said Petty Officer First Class Dustin Breeden, a Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstander. "Thanks to our prompt notification, we were able to get assets on scene and save lives."
The owner is scheduled to make arrangements to salvage the vessel.
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