Coast Guard helped rescue man clinging to boat off Florida's coast

By FOX 35 News Staff

Updated November 30, 2020 6:16am EST

Coast Guard helped rescue man clinging to boat along Central Florida coast

The Coast Guard said on Twitter that 62-year-old Stuart Bee was located alive and clinging to his 32-foot Sea Ray about 86 miles offshore Port Canaveral.

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - An incredible resuce out on the water.

Days after Stuart Bee left Port Canaveral, he was found nearly 90 miles offshore, clinging to his capsized boat.

The 62-year-old was pulled from the water on Sunday by the commercial cargo ship "Angeles."

The Coast Guard said he was clinging to the four feet of his 32-foot boat that was sticking out of the water.

Courtesy: Crew member aboard Angeles vessel

The "Angeles" container ship found Bee after the U.S. Coast Guard sent out a call to crews further offshore to be on the lookout for Bee's boat.

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Bee left Port Canaveral on Friday. He was reported missing when he didn't return on Saturday.

Bee is staying aboard the "Angeles" until the crew gets back to shore on Tuesday.

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