Boat motor failure strands boaters near South Jetty, Venice FL
Rescue / Water RescueA blue and silver 18-foot boat near South Jetty, Venice, had a motor failure and is taking on water. The boaters could not anchor or reach shore. Rescue boats and airboats were dispatched to assist the stranded boaters in about 32 feet of water near the inlet.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
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Transcript:
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3-51 at the South Jetty, no visual so far.
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This patch, from Pubhead 5.
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Okay.
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I was going to be in service until 1800 at Fruitville Pumpkin Festival.
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Still 1800 at Pumpkin Festival.
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At the fireboat, engine 52.
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40527.
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What's the description of the boat?
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A blue and silver, 18 foot, they vote.
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They can't get their anchor down or get to shore they as the motor has died.
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10-4[1]. I'm going to be interested in jetties now and I don't see them. You know,
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you may give you a references of where they're happening here.
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They're getting coordinates.
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5 memory 50.
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Okay.
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Let's go out the phone with a local crabber. He's not on scene, but supposedly the boat's in 32 feet of water.
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He doesn't know if it's north of the inlet.
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He's working on coordinates,
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but they should be by his red and white crab traps, but 32 feet of water.
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Copy reference to coordinates we're getting and appears north of the inlet.
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Double.
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I'm off-grade, 522.
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7 coordinates Harsley's. 7 coordinates Harsely's.
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I'll be around, turning 4.
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We have a four-story apartment complex.
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Do have visual and audible alarms at the time. Nothing shown. Building is being evacuated. Stand by further.
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Copy four-story apartment complex. Confirm visual and audible alarm.
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Building is being evacuated. Onseen investigating truck 84.
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See,
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three, one.
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January 4.
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It is advising first floor smoke detector main electrical zone 5. Zone 5.
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The first floor smoke detector electrical zone.
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It's back from engine 9.
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Engine 9. Can you show Engine 9 and Truck 9 out of service at the station for a public?
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Copy Engine 9, Truck 9, Out of Service, Pubit. The engine 9, truck 9, out of service public.
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Trisky 11, transporting at Sunni-20.
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Transporting to Sydney, North 21.
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on three votes, four votes, they all is fine.
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Copy, this is a blue and silver, 18-foot bay boat with the motor that died and waters getting into the boat.
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In the water.
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I need for if you went on the water.
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Asmach, coordinate you gain meter putting them like 20 nautical miles offshore, that's going to be deeper than 38 feet of water.
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Just confirm those.
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Stand by.
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Indiana 83 from L.A.4.
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Ingo available.
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Dispatch from L. 84.
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We do have a faulty alarm in the electrical room.
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There he has been investigated. We'll be on scene.
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Thank you very good name.
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Navi.
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The group out.
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A second.
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27.083970 negative 822.532.53019.
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104. Just signal 14.
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The GPS takes it.
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The last three have to be three digits after the decimal, not four.
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So I don't know if you're able to convert that or not while I'm running.
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Copy.
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Also, if the guy's got a flare, see if he can light it off.
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So I can see where he's at out here.
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Copy.
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Airboats responding.
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What was my second fire boat? Other than rescue boat 51.
Police codes explained
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Location mentioned:
Near Tarpon Center Dr, Venice, FL 34285
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