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Two People Saved When Sailboat Runs Aground Along Jersey Shore, Firefighters Say Two People Saved When Sailboat Runs Aground Along Jersey Shore, Firefighters Say
Two People Saved When Sailboat Runs Aground Along Jersey Shore, Firefighters Say Two people were rescued after their large sailboat ran aground in Ocean City, officials said. Emergency crews responded to the beach near 22nd Street at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, the Ocean City Firefighters Association said in a Facebook post. The roughly 40-foot boat was found to be disabled and in distress with two people on board. The boat was "rapidly approaching" a sandbar and the surf was crashing into the vessel's side. On September 28, 2024, at approximately 1400hrs, B-Platoon, along with Ocean City Police, and Beach Patrol, responded to... Posted by Ocean City …

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by Chris Spiker
News
Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 3 Boaters From Capsized Vessel In NJ (VIDEO) Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 3 Boaters From Capsized Vessel In NJ (VIDEO)
Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 3 Boaters From Capsized Vessel In NJ (Video) Members of the US Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized boat this weekend. The operator aboard an 18-foot disabled vessel used a VHF-FM radio to contact Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders Saturday afternoon, Oct. 7, requesting assistance getting to shore in Great Bay, Little Egg Harbor (scroll for video). The operator reported he had three people aboard his vessel and was anchored less than a mile from Great Bay Marina. Shortly after the initial radio call, the operator sent a second radio hail to the Coast Guard relaying that his boat was going down due to inclem…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
State Troopers Rescue 6 Without Life Vests From Capsized Jersey Shore Boat State Troopers Rescue 6 Without Life Vests From Capsized Jersey Shore Boat
State Troopers Rescue 6 Without Life Vests From Capsized Jersey Shore Boat Six people who were not wearing life vests were rescued by New Jersey State Police after their boat capsized in Ocean County. Staff Sergeant Paul Rodemann and Trooper I Ryan Koehler responding to incident found five victims struggling to stay afloat and the sixth under water in the Point Pleasant Canal around 6 p.m. last Friday, State Police said. The victim underneath the 23-foot vessel emerged just as Rodemann and Koehler were preparing to enter the water, authorities said. The troopers assisted the six victims to shore, where they were accounted for and transported back to Point Pleasan…

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by Cecilia Levine