The 19-foot center console vessel two missing teens were last seen aboard was located off the coast of Ponce Inlet, Florida, Sunday, July 26, 2015. The Coast Guard lowered a rescue swimmer from an MH-60 Jayhawks helicopter to the vessel and confirmed the registration number. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
MIAMI — Search efforts for two missing teens continues 50 nautical miles east of Jacksonville, Florida, Monday.
On Sunday at 11 a.m., a Coast Guard HC-130 located a capsized vessel 67 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet, Florida. A Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew was dispatched, lowered a rescue swimmer to the boat, and confirmed the vessel's registration.
At this time a Coast Guard HC-130 airplane, the Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark, the Cutter Sawfish and the U.S.S. Carney continue to search for the missing teens.
At approximately 5 p.m. Friday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received the report that Austin Stephanos, 14, and Perry Cohen, 14, were aboard a 19-foot white single engine center console vessel and were last seen in the Jupiter, Florida, area at approximately 1:30 p.m after purchasing $110 worth of fuel.
The following Search-and-rescue crews have assisted with the search:
- Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
- Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft
- Air Station Clearwater HC-130 aircraft
- Air Station Clearwater deployed MH-60 helicopter
- Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark
- Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish
- Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce
- Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet
- Customs and Border Protection maritime patrol aircraft
- Palm Beach Sheriff's Office
- USS Carney
Rescue crews have covered more than 25,000 square nautical miles.
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