Originally posted Sun, 2009-10-18 22:01 EDGEWATER -- A Volusia County Sheriff's helicopter guided two lost kayakers to Edgewater with its spotlight after they reported they were lost in Cape Canaveral Seashore earlier tonight, the Coast Guard said.

The Coast Guard was called about the kayakers about 6:30 p.m. by a relative who had lost contact with them. The helicopter was dispatched and located them about 8:48 p.m., guiding them to shore in nearby Edgewater.

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NSB charter fishing vessel with 54 onboard stranded at sea for 7 hours Sunday towed back to shore by Coast Guard

Originally posted Mon, 2009-08-03 00:16

By Henry Frederick

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- An 85-foot charter fishing boat with 54 people on board that was stranded offshore the Sunday afternoon of Aug. 7, after losing power was safely towed back to shore by the Coast Guard.

The Passtime Princess was out at sea for a typical 10-hour charter Sunday when its captain radioed for help at 5:20 p.m. that the vessel was stalled and inoperable seven miles northwest of Ponce de Leon Inlet.

The boat was disabled for seven hours, before finally being towed in at 9 p.m. by a 47-foot power boat from the Coast Guard station-Ponce de Leon to its Ne Smyrna Beach docking post, Coast Guard Petty Officer Cindy Beckert reported.