23-Foot Boat Sinks, Pasco Sheriff's Marine Unit Rescues Boater

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — The Coast Guard, along with Pasco Sheriff's Office and a good Samaritan, rescued a boater after his 23-foot vessel sank near New Port Richey, Saturday.

Rescued was Shawn Brown, 29.

A Pasco Sheriff's office marine unit arrived on the scene and rescued Brown after a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located him.

“We are very fortunate to work alongside local agencies like the Pasco County Sheriff's Office here in the Tampa Bay area," said Capt. Matthew Thompson, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg commander. "They played a key role in successfully performing the search and rescue operation.”

Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a notification from a good Samaritan reporting a boat taking on water near New Port Richey. The Coast Guard launched its Coast Guard Station Sand Key 29-foot Response Boat to help locate Brown.