Capsize: 3 Dead, 7 Rescued, 2 Missing

Published Feb 6, 2014 6:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

A capsized vessel was lifted onboard the Royal Netherlands Navy Zeeland 75 miles northeast of West Palm Beach, Florida, US, on February 6, 2014. The crew aboard the Zeeland discovered and rescued seven people and recovered three bodies.

Search-and-rescue crews aboard the US Coast Guard Cutter Etheridge and an HC-130 aircrew continue to search for two more people.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Seventh District command center received a report from the Royal Netherlands Navy Zeeland at noon of a capsized 24-foot center console vessel with seven suspected migrants atop of the hull. The Coast Guard Cutter Etheridge and an HC-130 were diverted to the scene.

The Coast Guard Cutter Etheridge is a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter homeported in Miami.
The HC-130 aircrew is stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida.