This is the moment a man and a woman were rescued as their 13ft boat sank.As we reported last night, the couple were rescued as their boat, Sylvia 16, started taking on water approximately one mile off the Oil Docks, near St George’s, yesterday afternoon.This afternoon Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre released these pictures to show how lucky the pair were.A spokesperson for the Centre said: “A female caller aboard the 13ft fishing vessel reported that the boat was rapidly taking on water. The Rescue Centre instructed both persons to put on life jackets while staff worked to determine their exact position in the event that communication was lost.“Bermuda Radio issued a Mayday Relay broadcast to vessels in the area while also dispatching Marine Police boat Heron II from Barr’s Bay, Hamilton. The Marine and Ports buoy tender Dragon and the visiting sailing vessel Catalyst responded to Bermuda Radio’s calls for assistance and proceeded to the suspected area of the distress in Murray’s Anchorage.“Other private boats meanwhile were seen transiting through the distress area without responding to any of Bermuda Radio’s calls for assistance on VHF Channel 16.“After an extensive visual search using binoculars at Fort George, the Duty Officer located the semi-submerged vessel near buoy ‘1A’ in the North Channel and was able to direct the Dragon and Heron II directly to the scene. The two persons onboard the Sylvia 16 were taken onboard the Heron II and landed ashore in St George’s, while the Dragon recovered the vessel from the water and returned to Dockyard.”The spokesperson added: “The Sylvia 16 was not believed to have a marine VHF radio onboard which would have permitted the immediate pin-pointing of the incident position by Radio Direction Finding, while distress flares and smoke signals would have similarly allowed them to be immediately located.Bermuda Radio would like to emphasize the importance of all mariners maintaining a listening watch on VHF Channel 16 when underway in Bermuda waters and to ensure that appropriate marine safety equipment is carried onboard. Cellular telephone is not a legal substitute for marine radio equipment for a variety of reasons worldwide. In this case, excellent weather conditions and the time of day helped contribute to a fortunate outcome.”