LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. (WSVN) – A man is said to be OK after a small boat he was on capsized near Lighthouse Point.
Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene along Northeast 48th Court at approximately 10 a.m., Wednesday.
The boat was towing a damaged barge before it began taking on water.
7SkyForce HD hovered over the area where the man could be seen standing on top of the capsized vessel. He sat safely on top of the boat until help arrived.
“He seemed to know what he was doing. He was fine. He was a little lucky,” witness Pete Tenbrick said. “If it was him under the boat, he could’ve been injured, but he was fine.”
The boat is said to belong to Lambert Brothers Inc., a general contracting business located in Fort Lauderdale.
A barge is said to have capsized on Tuesday, and one of the company’s employees went out to tow the barge on Wednesday morning. The employee’s boat ended up capsizing as well.
The man on board did not suffer any injuries.
A crane was used to quickly right the boat and pull the barge out of the water and removed.
“Boats come tearing through here,” Tenbrick said. “They don’t care. They don’t know it’s there, and they’re gonna rip the bottom out.”
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