JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Coast Guard has rescued two fishermen at 2:30 p.m. 70-miles east of the mouth of the St. John\\\'s River, Fla., after their emergency position indicating radio beacon activated 40-miles northeast of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla., yesterday at 10 a.m.Duane Grove and Robert Christenson are from the 35-foot fishing vessel Biggin, a long liner out of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Coast Guard rescue coordinators in Miami at Coast Guard District Seven and Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received a signal from the Biggin\\\'s EPIRB indicating that the vessel was in distress.Coast Guard rescue coordinators launched two Coast Guard helicopters, a Coast Guard C-130 fixed wing aircraft, diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Shrike and launched a rescue boat two search the area where the signal was picked up.As the search wore on, Coast Guard rescue coordinators enlisted help from the Navy. The Navy searched with a Navy Fixed wing P-3 orion aircraft and several helicopters last night and tonight. The Navy P-3 from Naval Air Station Jacksonville located the fishermen\\\'s life raft 70-miles east of the mouth of the St. Johns River. A Coast Guard helicopter arrived on scene and hoisted the men to safety.The men were suffering from mild hypothermia and were transported to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department EMS at Craig Municipal Airport at about 3 p.m.
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