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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Officials say a power outage occurred throughout the lower half of the Florida Keys when a sailboat got stuck in transmission lines.
Keys Energy Services spokesman Julio Torrado says power went out for about 30,000 customers shortly before 9:30 a.m. Monday.
The company says crews are working to restore power.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says a Marathon Fire Rescue crew was removing people from the sailboat about 10:30 a.m. It was not immediately known whether there are any injuries.
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Sailboat Knocks Out Power to 30K Customers in Florida Keys April 13, 2021
A power outage occurred throughout the lower half of the Florida Keys on Monday morning when a sailboat got stuck in transmission lines, officials said.
The electricity went out for about 30,000 customers shortly before 9:30 a.m., Julio Torrado, spokesman for Keys Energy Services, told the Miami Herald.
The company said in a Facebook post that crews are working to restore power.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said a Marathon Fire Rescue crew was removing people from the sailboat about 10:30 a.m. Monday. It was unknown whether there were any injuries to those on the sailboat.
Homes and businesses throughout the Lower Keys are without power Monday morning because a sailboat became tangled in powerlines, according to Keys Energy Services.