‘Not an easy call’: Coast Guard suspends search for missing boat with 20 people aboard

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The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending a dayslong search for a boat carrying about 20 people that went missing en route from the Bahamas to Florida.

The blue and white 29-foot Mako Cuddy Cabin vessel departed from Bimini on Monday and was set to arrive at Lake Worth, although it never showed up, according to the Coast Guard. It was reported missing on Tuesday, and a large-scale search began. The search was suspended at about noon on Friday.

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