Boater Rescued Off Coast Of Dunedin Saturday

DUNEDIN, FL — The Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg crew rescued a person on a 38-foot vessel taking on water 27 miles off the shore of Dunedin Saturday.

The 45-foot response boat used a dewatering pump to remove the water, identify the source of flooding and tow the vessel back to a marina in Tierra Verde.

Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a VHF Channel 16 call at 11 p.m. Friday from the vessel operator that their pumps were not keeping up with the water. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater Jayhawk helicopter crew and a good Samaritan also responded.

The Coast Guard encourages all mariners to have a marine-band radio and safety gear such as life jackets for emergencies.