Florida
Adrift Household Rescued After 20 Hours at Sea …
Spent Evening on Capsized Catamaran
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A household of 4 is severely counting their fortunate stars — they spent 20 terrifying hours stranded at sea off the coast of Florida … and there are vivid pics and video of them proper as rescuers swooped in.
The fam, spanning three generations — Dennis Woods, 70, his 90-year-old uncle Clarence, plus Cris Harding Sr., 42, and Cris Harding Jr., 18 — have been seen desperately waving Tuesday morning, standing on prime of their 25-foot catamaran — sarcastically named Money Effectively Wasted — when the Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry crew lastly noticed them.
#Breaking A @USCG Sta Sand Key boat crew rescued 4 ppl after their vessel capsized approx. 26 miles west of Clearwater, Tuesday.
🔗: https://t.co/JcMOSaxQIu⁰ #SAR #SearchandRescue #CoastGuard #USCG #soothersmaylive #weownthesea pic.twitter.com/2l07JBIGmP
— U.S. Coast Guard Southeast (@USCGSoutheast) November 25, 2025
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The foursome set out at 9:30 AM the day earlier than for Dennis’ birthday fishing journey … however by early afternoon, the catamaran began taking up water and flipped. In line with the Coast Guard, they have been reported lacking by one other member of the family Tuesday evening.
They noticed a Coast Guard chopper later that evening, however couldn’t get its consideration … which meant a brutal evening as waves picked up whereas they climbed onto the boat’s rigging. All of the whereas, Dennis defined he was making an attempt to maintain his uncle protected.
Dennis’ sister Teresa instructed Fox 13 and Tampa Bay 28 they thought they weren’t gonna make it, and prayed all evening. So after they have been lastly discovered the subsequent morning — about 26 miles west of Clearwater — it felt like a full-on miracle … particularly because the catamaran was virtually fully submerged by then.
They have been lastly hauled to security — warmed up, rehydrated with electrolytes, and water — and Dennis cracked that his seventieth birthday was all good … now that they have been formally completed celebrating anyplace that isn’t stable floor!
