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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…

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by Chris Spiker