Coast Guard assists fishing vessel 80 miles off Key West

January 19, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard District 7

MIAMI, US Coast Guard, District 7 — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted the 40-foot fishing vessel Santa Maria, Thursday, Jan. 14, after the crew launched two flares signaling their distress approximately 80 miles southwest of Key West.

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