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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
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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
Police & Fire
Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ
Video Shows Coast Guard Rescuing Victims From Sinking Boat In NJ Members of the US Coast Guard rescued three boaters after their vessel began taking on water three miles east of Long Branch on Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received the initial notification from the Monmouth County 911 dispatcher at 9:15 a.m., saying people on a sinking vessel needed help, the agency said in a statement. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet was dispatched to the scene along with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, which was diverted from training. A rescue swimmer was lowered from…

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by Cecilia Levine