Three people are missing after sending a distress call from a vessel that was navigating near Key West in the Florida Keys, prompting a search operation by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The alert was received on the afternoon of Friday, October 30, from a boat identified as Two Girls, measuring 36 feet in length (approximately 11 meters), whose last reported position was about 50 miles west of Key West.
According to Local 10 News, rescue teams promptly responded to the designated area, but were unable to locate the vessel or establish contact with its occupants.
The Key West Sector of the Coast Guard confirmed on Saturday, October 31, that the vessel, described as a Bandit model, remained unlocated.
The authorities have not revealed the identities or nationalities of the three missing individuals. The circumstances that prompted the emergency call and the fate of the vessel are also unknown.
The Coast Guard has requested citizen collaboration to obtain information that will help locate them.
Anyone who has seen the boat, maintained radio contact with its occupants, or has information can contact the Key West Sector Command Center at 888-245-9727.
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