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51- foot boat grounded in Atlantic Beach, two occupants safely rescued

Police said they are currently working on removing the boat, according to the Atlantic Beach Police Department.

A 51- foot boat is grounded in the Atlantic Beach area Sunday, according to a tweet by police.

A tweet by the Atlantic Beach Police Department said the occupants of the boat were safely evacuated after the boat was grounded near 11th Street.

They are currently working to get the boat removed from the area, the tweet said.

According to a release by the Coast Guard, the two boaters were rescued without injury after their 51-foot vessel became disabled 1-mile south of the St. Johns River Inlet.

The boat is being monitored by the Coast Guard Pollution Investigators due to the proximity to Atlantic Beach, they said.

The Coast Guard said that due to the weather they were unable to tow the boat.

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