Four Still Missing After Boat Sinks Off California Coast

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<p> Four still missing after boat sinks off California coast </p>< br />

<p>2013-02-27 07:03:11 GMT+7 (ICT) </p><br /> <p>SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- The United States Coast Guard (USCG) on Monday said its search efforts are ongoing, after four people, including two children, abandoned ship off the coast of California.<br /></p><br /><p>The 29-foot sailboat, possibly named Charmblow, was approximately 65 miles off the coast of Pillar Point, California on Sunday, when the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco was radioed at 4:20 p.m. local time. <br /></p><br /><p>Those on board stated that they were taking on water and the vessel's electronics were failing. At 5:30 p.m. the vessel operator reported that they were abandoning the sailboat, and the Coast Guard lost radio communications with them. The USCG said the crew may have possibly made it into a make-shift liferaft. The two children involved are reportedly 4 and 8 years old.<br /></p><br /><p>Coast Guard Sector San Francisco quickly issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and launched multiple rescue assets following the notification. Both watercraft and aircraft were deployed.<br /></p> <p>

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[F430murci]

Fox saying possibly a hoax. I dunno.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/26/coast-guard-says-identity-family-missing-off-california-coast-remains-mystery/