New this morning a bay area boater rescued by the coast guard. His boat started taking on the water. In the middle of the gulf. But thankfully. He had a working radio. The coast guard got the mayday call just before three yesterday afternoon. A man said his 20 foot boat was sinking, about ten miles off johns pass. A coast guard helicopter crew flew down from clearwater to help. This is video of the rescue just released by the coast guard. When they got to the boat they say the man was trying to get the water out, with the only thing he had a cup they lowered a dewatering pump. And a rescue swimmer. And helped him back to a dock. If the water on the boat rose just another . Half an inch. The battery would have flooded and the boat would have gone under. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves is covering this story for us. And shell bring us a live update. Coming up in our next half hour. A lot of Unanswered Questions this morning. After a car hit a young girl on her way to school. The girl is recovering