Boat sinks near South Jetty with man and dog aboard, Venice FL
Marine RescueA marine rescue was conducted near the South Jetty after reports of a blue and silver 18-foot boat sinking with a man and a dog on board. The boat's motor died, and it sank in about 32 feet of water near red and white crab traps close to the jetty. Fireboats and Coast Guard units responded to the scene to assist.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
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Transcript:
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Fireboat 51, Fireboat 72, Rescue 51, Battalion 5.
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Coast Guard respond to a marine rescue, South Jetty.
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Near Tarpon Center Dr, cross of Inlet Circle, Mapgrid 425.
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Units respond on marine rescue 1.
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Coast Guard, standby for details on what rescue there.
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Copy Coast Guard.
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This will be en route fireboat 72.
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Copy engine 72 out of service and route to fireboat 72.
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Match engine 52, same traffic, stress in route to fireboat 51.
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Fireboat into 52. Fireboat into 52.
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Fitchin 52, right 21. Bye.
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I've got Rescue 51 going out to the south jetties so they can get a visual.
01:05
Are you feel of that?
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I copy, that's fine.
01:14
Battalion 5 en route all in Ring Rescue 1.
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En route battalion 5, caller states there's a boat sinking outside of the jetty with a male subject and a dog on board.
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Unknown description of the boat.
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I'm telling you firecock.
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We advise the signal seven times.
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Okay,
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thank you.
01:52
Fireboat 72, on the water.
01:55
On the water, fireboat 72.
02:04
She's in the water as well.
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Copy Marine 50 in the water.
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Plan 5, we have an additional caller advising there is a boat in 3-2 feet of water, not running, mostly sinking near red and white buoy.
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5 copy.
02:32
Does S.O or VPD have a marine unit on the water?
02:36
104 SFO Marine 50 is on the water.
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Water said, thank you.
02:47
The S.C 51 is at the South Jetty.
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I don't see anything.
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We're going to walk down a little bit further and see if we can't get that had a visual.
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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.
03:09
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?
03:41
A blue and silver, 18 foot, they vote.
03:44
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 Gitches 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, Marine 50.
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Okay.
04:08
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.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near Tarpon Center Dr, Venice, FL 34285
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