SAILING VESSEL WAS HEADING NORTH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROACHING SARASOTA BIG PASS. VESSEL MISSED THE CHANNEL INTO THE PASS AND RAN AGROUND ON THE SANDBAR. VESSEL BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER. SARASOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE VESSEL FROM THE SANDBAR AND TOW TO NEARBY MARINA
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