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International News 7 boaters saved in moonlight rescue off South Carolina coast Seven people, including three children, who were missing since Saturday night were rescued Sunday morning about 25 miles off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
"They were cold, they were tired, but most importantly, they were alive," said Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson of the Coast Guard station in Jacksonville, Florida.
All seven were aboard a 38-foot powerboat that sank after the engine compartment flooded, the Coast Guard said in a statement. All were wearing life jackets.
Evanson told CNN Radio that airborne search crews were running low on fuel and were "getting ready to call it a night" when something was spotte Read more...
Posted: Sep. 5, 2010
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