Close call for anglers
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Englewood residents Mike Kaska and Bill Handy are all smiles for the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Diamondback cutter, which rescued the duo Tuesday after their boat capsized 13 miles offshore of Stump Pass Marina during a grouper fishing trip.
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Englewood residents Mike Kaska and Bill Handy prepare to climb aboard a U.S. Coast Guard vessel that rescued them after their boat capsized in the Gulf Tuesday.
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Englewood resident Mike Kaska climbs aboard a U.S. Coast Guard vessel that rescued him and Bill Handy after their boat capsized in the Gulf Tuesday.
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This photograph by a U.S. Coast Guard Diamondback crew member puts into perspective the predicament Englewood residents Mike Kaska and Bill Handy faced when their fishing boat capsized in the Gulf Tuesday.
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Thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard Diamondback cutter crew Tuesday, a maritime tragedy was avoided when the crew rescued Englewood residents Mike Kaska and Bill Handy from their capsized boat in the Gulf.
ENGLEWOOD — Mike Kaska and Bill Handy knew they are lucky — very lucky — to be able to tell their story Wednesday.
Tuesday, the two Englewood men clung to a capsized fishing boat in the middle of the Gulf and thought they’d be spending the night there.
