Coast Guard, Good Samaritans Rescue 5 Boaters Off St. Croix

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Coast Guard, Good Samaritans Rescue 5 Boaters Off St. Croix

A Coast Guard boat crew and two Good Samaritan vessels rescued five people after their vessel capsized offshore from Green Cay Marina on St. Croix.

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