62-year-old Stuart Bee was was spotted by crew members on the container ship Angeles, 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Florida. USA TODAY

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. Clinging to the bow of his capsized boat, 62-year-old Stuart Bee was stranded alone at sea Sunday morning roughly 86 miles east of Port Canaveral.

Crew members aboard the 225-foot container ship Angeles spotted Bee and rescued him about 11a.m. EDT, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class David Micallef said.

Bee departed Cape Marina at Port Canaveral about 4 p.m. Friday aboard Stingray, his 32-foot Sea Ray. He was reported missing shortly before noon Saturday by a marina memberwho told Coast Guard officials that Bee typically does not stay out overnight on his boat.

Stuart Bee was rescued Sunday morning after his boat capsized roughly 86 miles east of Port Canaveral.(Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)

Bee's boat became disabled at sea because of a mechanical problem,Micallef said. About midnight Saturday, Bee was awakened because his crippled craft was taking on water in the darkness.

When theAngeles approached Sunday morning, Bee took off his shirt and waved it to attract attention,Micallef said.

U.S. Coast Guard personnel,including a C-130 Hercules aircraft crew based in Clearwater,had searched for Bee and his boat early Sunday.

Stuart Bee , 62, swims from his stricken boat early Sunday after being spotted 86 miles off Port Canaveral. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)

Its an amazing story. Were just very thankful for the motor vessel Angeles and their entire crew for keeping a sharp lookout, Micallef said. And we're just very thankful, especially during this holiday season, that we can bring this man home to his family.

Micallef said Coast Guard officials had issued an enhanced group call a transmission intended for larger vessels crossingthe area to look out for Bee's Sea Ray.

According to Vessel Finder, Angeles is a container ship built in 2010 that sails under the flag of Liberia. Angeles was en route from the Port of Puerto Barrios in Guatemalato the Port of Wilmington in Delaware.

Their crew spotted the vessel capsized. And as they approached it, they saw the man clinging to it,"Micallef said.

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol plane also searched for the missing mariner.

"Saving lives at sea is our highest calling," Capt.MarkVlaun, commander ofCoast GuardSector Jacksonville, said in a news release Sunday afternoon. "This is a truly incredible outcome that demonstrates the bond among all mariners and our community."

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