Overcast 60°
Tag:

Sailboat

Police & Fire
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 …

SHARE

by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Two Boaters Rescued At Night From Sailboat Stuck Along Jersey Shore, Firefighters Say Two Boaters Rescued At Night From Sailboat Stuck Along Jersey Shore, Firefighters Say
Two Boaters Rescued At Night From Sailboat Stuck Along Jersey Shore, Firefighters Say Two people were rescued from a sailboat caught in choppy waves at night off the coast of Brigantine, officials said. A 35-foot sailboat got stuck in shoals at around 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, the Brigantine firefighters union said in a Facebook post. The boat was sailing from Barnegat to Absecon Inlet. Emergency crews found the sailboat leaning to one side and being tossed around by waves. First responders were able to contact both people on the boat and neither one was hurt. At approximately 9 pm, a 35-foot sailboat traveling from Barnegat to Absecon Inlet became stranded in shoals o…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker