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Boating Accidents
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Missing Boater As Brick Man, 21
A 21-year-old man from Brick has been identified as the boater who went missing last week in Manasquan Inlet, authorities said. Derek Narby has not been located, New Jersey State Police said Monday afternoon, Sept. 18. The vessel was struck by a wave and capsized, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The boat sank, and two others aboard were rescued. The stern portion of the vessel was located in approximately 30 feet of water off the north jetty of the Manasquan Inlet on Sunday, Sept. 17, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman. The two rescued men are the father and brother of N…
Police & Fire
Coast Guard Rescues Pair From Vessel Grounded Off Jersey Shore
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two boaters after their vessel ran aground off the coast of Ocean County, authorities said. Coast Guard watchstanders received an initial radio alert Monday night, April 3, and tried to make callbacks but were unsuccessful, they said in a press statement. As units prepared to respond, the Coast Guard received a report from the New Jersey State Police that a 38-foot vessel ran aground on the north jetty of Barnegat Inlet. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light launched a 45-foot response boat medium and a 27-foot utility boat. Once on scene, the crew of the 27-foo…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue 3 Jersey Shore Boaters From Rough Waters
Three boaters were rescued by firefighters from rough currents after jumping off their sinking vessel, authorities said. The incident occurred on Sunday morning about a half-mile off Corson’s Inlet State Park as they were exiting the inlet in Ocean City, New Jersey State Police said. "The vessel began to submerge, and the occupants jumped into the water," State Police SFC Lawrence Peele said. "Prior to arrival by troopers, members of the Strathmere Fire Department located the occupants and transported them to land," Peele said. No one was hurt.
Police & Fire
Video Shows Helicopter Rescue Of Injured Boater 100 Miles Off NJ Coast
A 60-year-old boater was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter nearly 100 miles off the coast of New Jersey over the weekend (scroll for video). The man had fallen aboard the 31-foot pleasure craft, Reely, on Sunday, and notified watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. The Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was sent, and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crew to assist 104 miles off the Atlantic City coast, the Coast Guard said. The cutter Tahoma crew arrived on scene and launched an Over-the-Horizon smallboat crew with a health service technician ab…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Woman, 56, Killed When Boat Sinks
A 56-year-old woman from Cumberland County was killed when a boat she was on sank near Atlantic City, authorities said. The 20-foot Bayliner boat capsized at 8:02 a.m. on Monday, May 30, in Absecon Bay, according to New Jersey State Police. The woman who died was identified as Lisa Maxey of Bridgeton, a state police spokeswoman said. There were four others on the boat when it overturned, she said. Maxey's niece wrote on Facebook, "You meant so much to everyone. . .You were an amazing individual and a wonderful aunt." The incident remains under investigation.
Police & Fire
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters
New Jersey State Police have identified the two boaters who they said went missing on the Delaware River over the weekend. A search and rescue mission was launched Saturday for Joseph P. McLaughlin, 24, and Brian S. Palangi, 26, both of Deptford, New Jersey State Police spokesperson Adam Dewechter said. Their boat capsized near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m., sending them and a third victim overboard, authorities said previously. The third victim was recovered by responders that afternoon, but McLaughlin and Palangi remained missing as of Monday morning, NJSP …
Police & Fire
Sussex County Fisherman, 57, Goes Overboard, Dies On Jersey Shore
A 57-year-old Sussex County man died when he fell off his boat on the Jersey Shore Saturday, New Jersey State Police said. The Scott Sabisch, of Glenwood, fell from the 37-foot vessel in Sandy Hook Bay at 2:53 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. Sabisch was unresponsive and later pronounced dead, Curry said. The incident remains under investigation.