WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:

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Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 people 450 miles off Daytona Beach

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MIAMI - A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircrew and motor tanker Radiant Pride's crew rescued three people, Monday, at approximately 2:20 a.m., from a sailing vessel taking on water, 450 miles east of Daytona Beach.