Search for firefighters who vanished while fishing intensifies, next 24 hours critical

Search for firefighters who went missing while fishing reaches a critical point
Authorities are ramping up the search for two missing firefighters who set out by boat last week from the Florida coast, saying they are in a "race against time." Jacksonville Interim Fire Chief Keith Powers said the agency was calling for as "many boats" as could be mustered Tuesday in the ongoing search for Brian McCluney and Justin Walker.

The firefighters departed last Friday on their outing aboard a 24-foot vessel from Port Canaveral. “We are absolutely in a race against time,” U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Mark Vlaun told News4Jax.com. Officials said that this is still “very much a rescue effort.” Vlaun called search efforts over the next day “critical.”