FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Seven people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday night after a boat hit a barge.
The Coast Guard said a Station Fort Myers Beach watchstander notified sector St. Petersburg watchstanders of a vessel allision between a 36-foot vessel and a barge around 10 p.m. near Fort Myers Beach.
Two boat crews from Station Fort Myers Beach saved the boaters and brought them to emergency medical service personnel.
“We commend our crews for a swift response with seamless coordination with local EMS ensuring that all boaters involved received timely care,” said Cmdr. Fredrick Pugh, a Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg search and rescue mission coordinator. “Coast Guard investigative officers and FWC are working to determine the cause of the allision and verify the details leading up to the incident.”
A Station Fort Myers Beach boat crew towed the vessel back to its station.
The incident is being investigated by the Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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