11 Passengers Stranded on Life Raft After Bahamian Plane Crashes Off Florida
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Eleven passengers were stranded on a life raft for hours after a Bahamian plane crashed off the east coast of Florida on May 12.
The small aircraft was on a routine flight between two islands in the Bahamas when its navigation systems, radio and engines failed. The plane's emergency transmitter issued a distress call that alerted the US Coast Guard.
"You could tell just by looking at them that they were in distress physically, mentally and emotionally," Captain Rory Whipple, an Air Force combat rescue officer, said at a news conference after the rescue.
All 11 people on board were rescued and are in stable condition.
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