Maritime search launched for three people aboard boat in Florida
The distress signal came Friday from Two Girls, whose last reported position was about 50 miles from Key West.
Three people remain missing after requesting help from a boat in waters near the Florida Keys. The distress call activated a U.S. Coast Guard search. The vessel's last reported position was about 50 miles west of Key West. The alert arrived Friday afternoon, October 30, and launched an operation to find both the boat and its occupants.
The boat was identified as Two Girls and is 36 feet, or about 11 meters, long. The alert originated from the vessel, which carried three people. Its last known point was west of Key West in the Florida Keys area. That reference placed the search in waters away from the city but within the area indicated by the distress message.
Rescue crews went to the reported area after receiving the alert but could not locate the boat or establish communication with its occupants. The Coast Guard activated the search after the call, concentrating on the three people and the vessel. Lack of contact and results in the initial response kept the operation focused on the last reported position.
The Coast Guard also requested public assistance in locating the occupants. The request accompanies the search deployment and concerns the three people aboard Two Girls. The operation uses the Friday-afternoon distress call and the last known position about 50 miles west of Key West as references. The vessel and occupants remained missing in the available information.