The three individuals were navigating their vessel a thirty three foot Sail Cat from Hudson Florida to Key West Florida.  At four am they struck a rock jetty in the Northwest Channel.  The jetty ripped a hole in the keel of their boat causing it to sink.  The swimmers tried to deploy the dinghy tied to the stern of the sail cat but were unsuccessful.  They clung to the keel of the sail cat, and sustained cuts and bruises to their arms and legs.  USCG rescued them at 8 am.
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