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6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven 6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven
6 Boaters Rescued In Overnight Crash Off Beach Haven Six boaters were rescued overnight when their 30-foot white pleasure craft struck a fixed aid to navigation off Beach Haven, the US Coast Guard said. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Command Center got a call from a civilian at 12:18 a.m., saying he overheard a large crash and several calls for help near Ham Island, authorities said. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew from Coast Guard Station Beach Haven was launched to the scene at approximately 12:20 a.m., along with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Atlantic City. A jet ski crew from Beach Ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Rescue 6 Jersey Shore Boaters WATCH: Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Rescue 6 Jersey Shore Boaters
Watch: Coast Guard, Good Samaritan Rescue 6 Jersey Shore Boaters Six boaters were rescued by members of the US Coast Guard and a good Samaritan approximately 34 miles east of Atlantic City Thursday. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Command Center in Philadelphia received an alert that a 28-foot pleasure craft with six people aboard was taking on water due to the inclement weather and the heavy seas in the area. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City launched to assist the boaters. Video shows the Dolphin aircrew hoisting two of the boaters to safety while a nearby good Samaritan crew assisted w…

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by Cecilia Levine