Container ship crew rescued Florida man clinging to boat 86 miles offshore

Florida boater Stuart Bee holds on to the bow pulpit of his submerged boat as the cargo vessel Angeles approaches 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Fla., Nov. 29, 2020. Angeles crew photo via Coast Guard.

A Florida boater clung to the bow pulpit of his submerged powerboat for two days before he was rescued by a cargo vessel 86 miles east of  Port Canaveral, Fla., according to the Coast Guard.

Stuart Bee, 63, headed out from Cape Marina in Port Canaveral Nov. 27 and never returned, prompting a marina employee to contact watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville at 11:40 a.m. the next day because Bee typically did not stay out overnight on his 34-foot Sea Ray powerboat, Coast Guard officials...

https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/container-ship-crew-rescued-florida-man-clinging-to-boat-86-miles-offshore/

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