<p><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Coast-Guard-rescue-Key-West-FL.jpg"><img src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Coast-Guard-rescue-Key-West-FL-300x225.jpg" alt="" title="Coast Guard rescue Key West FL" width="300" height="225" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2918" /></a>A capsized vessel drifts at sea near Marquesas, Fla., after two men aboard were rescued from the water by a Coast Guard Station Key West, Fla., boatcrew Sept. 23, 2013. The men contacted the Coast Guard when the vessel began taking on water prior to capsizing. U.S. Coast Guard photo.<br />
MIAMI — Two men were rescued by a Coast Guard Station Key West, Fla., boatcrew after their vessel capsized in the vicinity of Marquesas, Fla., Monday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West received a report from two men aboard the motor vessel Blue Reaction that their vessel was taking on water. The watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB) and launched a boatcrew from Station Key West to assist the mariners. The boatcrew arrived on scene and rescued the two men, who were wearing lifejackets, from the water. &#8220;Wearing your life jacket and equipping your vessel with a VHF radio and Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) greatly improves your chances for survival during emergencies on the water,&#8221; said Lt. Ricky Brooks, command duty officer at Coast Guard Sector Key West. There were no reports of any injuries. Commercial salvage was contacted to recover the overturned vessel. &#8211; </p>