FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - A man was found stranded in a sailboat on Flagler Beach on Thursday evening, authorities said.

Fire officials said the man fell asleep.

What we know:

The Flagler Beach Fire Department, Flagler Beach Police Department and Flagler County Fire Rescue responded around 9:20 p.m., Nov. 6 to an area north of the pier finding a man stranded. The man was not injured, authorities said.

The owner told FOX 35 he was on his way to The Keys when his boat, called "Hideaway," started taking on water. He intentionally "beached" the boat on the shoreline, he said.

By Friday morning, beachgoers surrounded the boat, wondering what happened.

The other side:

Flalger Beach Fire Chief Stephen Cox confirmed that the ship's captain fell asleep.

He "fell asleep at the helm and was a

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