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Search-and-rescue crews had covered an estimated 4,800 miles of ocean between Port Canaveral and the city of Jacksonville, about 80 miles to the north, Coast Guard officials said in a statement on Twitter Sunday.

Surveillance footage released by the Coast Guard showed McCluney and Walker on Friday at a boat ramp in Port Canaveral putting a fishing vessel into the water.

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PHOTO: The Coast Guard along with partner agencies are searching for two overdue boaters after they did not return from a fishing trip near Port Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 17, 2019.
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COAST GUARD SEARCH: USCG is involved in a search for 2 unaccounted for boaters who left Port Canaveral on Friday and failed to return. JAX firefighter Brian McCluney and Fairfax, VA firefighter Justin Walker were last seen as they launched their 22 foot Robalo from the boat ramp. pic.twitter.com/1iGCDswhNo

— Port Canaveral (@PortCanaveral) August 17, 2019

Patrick Gouin, the district chief from McCluney's fire station, told ABC affiliate WJXX-TV said that seven of the Jacksonville firefighters helping in the search are from McCluney's shift, and that colleagues are covering their shifts to free them up to search for McCluney and Walker.

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Jacksonville Fire Chief Keith Powers said McCluney's wife, Stephanie, was also in Port Canaveral monitoring the search.

#UPDATE 6: @USCG and partner crews continue to search for the overdue @PortCanaveral boaters. Crews have investigated a reported debris field 50-miles east of St. Augustine, but confirmed it wasn't in relation to the boaters. #HappeningNow #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/aUMjYAawKt

— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) August 18, 2019

\"In our business, you feel like you need to be doing something,\" Powers told WJXX. \"But in this situation, our doing is just helping them try to coordinate and provide support for the family and coordinate any needs that they have.\"

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