Rough water, high winds lead to trouble for St. Augustine sailboats

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Four radical and 2 vessels escaped separate, unsafe situations connected the Matanzas River adjacent the Bridge of Lions successful St. Augustine aboriginal Friday morning.

News4Jax learned a 76-foot sailing vas was archetypal to travel nether distress astir 7 this morning. A spokesperson with the United States Coast Guard said a bully Samaritan alerted responders to the sailboat floating adrift towards the bridge, noting fume was besides coming from the boat.

The St. Augustine Fire Department, with the assistance of the Coast Guard, reached the vas and rescued 1 antheral connected board.

At 7:30 a.m., the Coast Guard said a 36-foot sailing vas became stuck nether the Bridge of Lions. Two radical were aboard but were rescued.

A 3rd idiosyncratic near the vas earlier successful a dinghy, according to the Coast Guard.

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