2024-01-05 15:12:13

Four men were rescued from the water near Virginia Key Beach early Friday morning following their boat capsized while they were out fishing Thursday night.

First responders said they received the call for assistance at approximately 11:30 p.m. City of Miami Fire Rescue personnel, along with members of the U.S. Coast Guard and marine patrol units, took part in the search for the men.

Nicholas DiGiacomo with the Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department said that one man was found swimming, while another managed to get to shore on his own, but the other two men who had been on the boat were missing.

“We were conducting searches with our air rescue units, as well as the other jurisdictions, and approximately just before 2 a.m., Fast Response heard people yelling in the water,” he said. “Thankfully, they were wearing life vests at the time, and we came over and picked them up. It was a good response.”

The men who were rescued said that they were on a boat, regarding 27-feet in length, to go fishing, when they noticed water coming in on the floor.

“We’re blessed we’re alive,” Alexis Jorge said, following being rescued by first responders. “The boat started to sink. Everyone jumped from the boat, grabbed the life jackets, and we started to go together toward the sand.”

Questions remain regarding what caused the boat to sink in the first place.

“Any time we can bring them home, and hand them off to their families at the docks, it’s a great feeling,” DiGiacomo said. “If we don’t, then the search goes on for a long time, and there’s usually a lot of very regrettable notifications [that] have to be made.”

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2024-01-05 14:07:54

China News Service, Beijing, January 5. According to the China Aerospace Sanjiang Group, at 19:20 on January 5, the Kuaizhou-1A solid launch vehicle was ignited and lifted off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China, with “one rocket and four satellites” This method sent 15 to 18 stars of the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation into the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. This mission is the first launch of the Kuaizhou-1A rocket in 2024, marking a good start for China’s space launches in 2024.

At 19:20 on January 5, the Kuaizhou-1A solid launch vehicle was ignited and lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China, sending 15 to 18 stars of the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation into the predetermined orbit in a “four stars with one arrow” method. The launch mission was a complete success, achieving a good start for China’s space launch in 2024.Photo by Wang Jiangbo

Since March 22, 2023, the Kuaizhou-1A rocket has sent 03~22 stars of the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation into the predetermined orbit in the form of continuous launches of “5 batches of 20 stars”. At this point, the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation stage network has been completed, further demonstrating the batch supply capability of the Kuaizhou-1A rocket.

Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation 15~18 stars were developed by the Aerospace Systems Company, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. It is mainly used to obtain information on global atmospheric environment elements. After the constellation is completed, it can realize three-dimensional and integrated all-weather ocean, atmosphere, and ionosphere around the world. business detection. After completion, the sun-synchronous orbit business sub-constellation of the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation can obtain more than 25,000 atmospheric profiles every day, continuously and stably providing refined meteorological services for China’s numerical weather forecasting and users in various industries.

The Kuaizhou-1A rocket that performed this launch mission is a small solid launch vehicle launched by Aerospace Science and Industry Rocket Technology Co., Ltd. It mainly provides launch services for 300 kg-class low-orbit small satellites. It has high flight reliability and entry into space. It has the characteristics of high orbit accuracy, short preparation period, less support requirements, and low launch cost. This mission is the 25th flight of the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket. (over)

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