Search Continues for Nine Missing Boaters
Posted on: Monday, 12 June 2006, 09:01 CDT
By Idy Fernandez, The Miami Herald
Jun. 12--The Coast Guard continues to search this morning for nine missing boaters off the coast of Boynton Beach, Miami Herald news partner WFOR-CBS4 reported.
The boaters, four of them children, were fishing along Boynton Beach Sunday when the boat began taking on water and sinking, according to CBS4. The captain made a distress call at 11 p.m. to the Coast Guard, who instructed the boaters to put on their life jackets and remain in a huddle to make it easier for rescue vessels to find the group.
The boaters used a handheld radio to stay in contact with the Coast Guard until the radio broke down, CBS4 reported. It is believed the captain's wife suffered a leg injury when the boat capsized.
-----
Copyright (c) 2006, The Miami Herald
Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.
Source: The Miami Herald
Related Articles
- Black Journalists Honor Herald, Others: The Miami Herald Won Standout Honors This Week From the South Florida Black Journalists Association
- The Miami Herald Balancing Act Column: Parents Scrambling for Best Summer Camp Options
- The Miami Herald Sued the Coconut Grove Playhouse to Force the Theater to Provide Public Records
- The Miami Herald Balancing Act Column: A Blogger's Workday Never Ends
- The Miami Herald Rich Bard Column
- The Miami Herald Balancing Act Column: How Parents of 10 Keep Up the Pace
- The Miami Herald Technology Queries Column
- The Miami Herald On the Road Again Column
- The Miami Herald International Business Column
- The Miami Herald Commuting Column
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds