Missing Boaters On Sailboat Located In Florida

MIAMI, FL — The U.S. Coast Guard said it located two overdue boaters Tuesday after they were reported missing on a 38-foot sailboat in Florida.

"The two missing boaters aboard the sailing vessel, Jenny, have been located by a good Samaritan aboard the motor vessel, Outpost, near Shark River," the Coast Guard said. A spokesman later clarified Wednesday that the area where the vessel turned up was near the Florida Everglades, not the area in New Jersey by the same name.

The Coast Guard received a report from the owner of the vessel that 44-year-old Carl Swanson and 36-year-old Matthew Cole had been expected to arrive on the Jenny at 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Officials initially said the boaters were believed to be somewhere between Islamorada and Hollywood, Florida.

"The boat is disabled, but the crew is anchored and not in distress," the Coast Guard said late Tuesday.

The search included a Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew and the Coast Guard Cutter Cochito.