VIDEO: Sailboat Clips Bridge On Banana River at State Road 528 Causeway
By Mike Magnoli, FOX 35 // January 4, 2019
ABOVE VIDEO: A sailboat was in distress on Friday morning, with the people on board calling out for help to nearby fishermen. They had no phone or radio on board.
BREVARD COUNTY • PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA (FOX 35 WOFL) – A sailboat was in distress on Friday morning, with the people on board calling out for help to nearby fishermen. They had no phone or radio on board.
Authorities say the mast got clipped by a bridge and fell onto the vessel.
It happened on the Banana River at the State Road 528 Causeway. There was a jarring sound as the mast was-destroyed, then the couple on board started to panic, according to eyewitnesses.
The boat was being carried away by the current.
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