Boaters clinging to the hull of their capsized vessel 50 miles south of Andros, Bahamas,
Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo)


A boater standing on his capsized vessel signaling distress to the Coast Guard 50 miles south of
Andros, Bahamas, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

  
Capsized boaters after boarding a liferaft deployed by a Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon jet from Air Station Miami 50 miles
south of Andros, Bahamas, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

MIAMI - The Coast Guard rescued two people after their vessel capsized 50 miles south of Andros, Bahamas, Monday morning.

Coast Guard search-and-rescue coordinators in Miami received notification that two persons wearing lifejackets were standing on top of their capsized vessel.

The Coast Guard immediately launched an HU-25 Falcon jet and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Miami.  Once on scene, the Falcon crew was able to deploy a liferaft to the boaters. Both boaters safely boarded the liferaft and were hoisted onto the Dolphin and transferred to Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas.