A day on the water took an unexpected turn when a charter boat started to sink off the coast of the Jersey Shore Monday evening.
22 people were rescued from a sinking charter ship near Sea Isle City. FOX 29's Shaynha Ferreira has the details.A day on the water took an unexpected turn when a charter boat started to sink near Sea Isle City Monday evening.
Officials say 22 people were onboard when The Starship, a fishing charter boat, struck the Ocean Drive Bridge at the Townsends Inlet around 5:30 p.m. Local boaters sprung to action, driving their boats to the sinking ship and rescuing everyone on board, according to the coast guards.
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