At least one diver was hurt and two boats capsized in South Florida on Wednesday, the first day of
lobster mini-season.
Hundreds of boats hit the water, several even before the sun came up, for the start of the mini-season, which runs through Thursday.
Miami-Dade County incidents
In Miami-Dade County, the first vessel capsized before 8 a.m. A diver was briefly reported missing before being found on another boat.
In another incident, authorities said two individuals were diving as their boat began to sink. Chopper6 caught an aerial view of the vessel upside down in the water.
The divers were picked up by Miami-Dade Police Department Marine Patrol, and they were brought to Crandon Park Marina. Neither was injured.
In Sunny Isles, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to calls after noon about two missing divers.
"Our units were able to locate the divers and transported them back to their vessel," the fire rescue said.
Officials also said there was one small boat fire at Crandon marina, but no one was hurt. A tow company driver said they used a fire extinguisher and bucket of water to put it out.
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