Two people and their dog were rescued after their boat broke down 90 miles off the coast of Florida on Saturday, 19 November.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew airlifted the pair and their pet after receiving an alert that a porthole on the vessel had broken, allowing water to get into the boat and damaging some of the electronics.
Lt. J.G. Connor Sullivan, command duty officer, Sector St. Petersburg, said: "Due to the reported water ruining the system, this alert gave us their last known position and allowed us to investigate because the owners registered it to their equipment.