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The San Pedro Sun can confirm that a small vessel has capsized off the coast of Ambergris Caye shortly around midday today, Friday April 4th. Personnel from the Belize Coast Guard stationed in San Pedro Town and local tour guides were deployed to the area to assist in rescue efforts.
Despite a small craft warning for choppy to rough seas, the group of three local men decided to venture into the high seas off of the Belize Barrier Reef on board a small Mexican type skiff. Somewhere near the San Pedro Main Channel, located directly in front of San Pedro Town, the vessel capsized sending all men into the sea. According to a Coast Guard official, when they arrived on the scene, the men had received assistance and the vessel had moved away from the area.

2 San Pedranos rescued after skiff capsized off the coast of Ambergris Caye

Three residents of San Pedro were successfully rescued from the sea earlier today when their small Mexican skiff capsized off the coast of Ambergris Caye. The men were in the area of the San Pedro main channel immediately in front of San Pedro when their skiff went down. The Belize Coast Guard as well as tour guides from the island were quickly deployed to assist in the rescue efforts. According to reports from the area, despite a small craft warning, the men ventured into the sea but fortunately for them, they were soon rescued.

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