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4 Clinging To Overturned Jersey Shore Sailboat Rescued By FDNY, NYPD: Coast Guard 4 Clinging To Overturned Jersey Shore Sailboat Rescued By FDNY, NYPD: Coast Guard
4 Clinging To Overturned Jersey Shore Sailboat Rescued By Fdny, Nypd: Coast Guard Four people clinging to an overturned sailboat were rescued overnight, the US Coast Guard said. The vessel, dubbed "Eagle," capsized off the coast of Sandy Hook sometime around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 30, when a distressed call came in, the agency said. The vessel reported they had run aground and were taking on water. A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook crew and Coast Guard Cutter Beluga (WPB-87325) crew were launched to search for the Eagle. Assisting in the search were FDNY, NYPD aviation and NYPD harbor units. At 2 a.m., NYPD aviation found the sailing vessel Eagle, with all four boaters cli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Video Shows Helicopter Rescue Of Injured Boater 100 Miles Off NJ Coast Video Shows Helicopter Rescue Of Injured Boater 100 Miles Off NJ Coast
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lake Hopatcong Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Speed Boat Under Investigation: Marine Police Lake Hopatcong Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Speed Boat Under Investigation: Marine Police
Lake Hopatcong Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Speed Boat Under Investigation: Marine Police Authorities are seeking clues about a hit-and-run crash involving a speed boat on Lake Hopatcong. A white speed boat overtook and struck and back of a pontoon boat near Elba Point on Lake Hopatcong around 9:40 p.m. on Monday, July 11, according to the Lake Hopatcong Commission, which cites the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit. HIT AND RUN The New Jersey State Police Marine Unit is seeking information about a hit and run near Elba Point on Lake... Posted by Lake Hopatcong Commission on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 The white speed boat may be damaged on the front, the commission said. Scr…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters
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 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sussex County Fisherman, 57, Goes Overboard, Dies On Jersey Shore Sussex County Fisherman, 57, Goes Overboard, Dies On Jersey Shore
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.

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by Cecilia Levine