More than 100 people rescued from overloaded sailboat before it hit sandbar in Florida Keys, Coast Guard says
More than 100 people were rescued from an overloaded sailboat before it hit a shoal in the Florida Keys on Monday, the US Coast Guard said. A good Samaritan reported the vessel to Key West watchmen around 5 am local time, Coast Guard District 7. tweeted.Crews responded to the incident off Rodriguez Key after receiving "reports of people in the water," the tweet said.They encountered “6 to 10 foot seas, 25 mph winds to get people off the boat safely,” the Coast Guard said.The rescue effort appeared to be an hour-long effort, with officials saying the weather and rough seas…
