The Coast Guard rescued five people from the Gulf waters off Crystal River Saturday night.
According to officials, a call came in just before 9:30 p.m. from a man saying his boat was taking on water.
About an hour later, rescue crews in a 27-foot response boat and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter located the stranded boaters, all wearing life jackets.
The people were taken to Pete's Pier in Crystal River without any reported injuries.
"These people did everything right, in the midst of danger," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Wheatley, an operations specialist at the sector. "They had all the proper safety equipment including a marine radio, life jackets and flares, and they used them properly."