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The 30-foot recreational boat was sinking near Forked River in Barnegat Bay when a Coast Guard boat, which was out on an exercise at the time, spotted it, officials said.
Passengers and the pooch were pulled to safety from the foundering boat moments before it flipped over. The 30-foot recreation boat was sinking when a Coast Guard vessel discovered it off New Jersey on Sunday.
The vessel flipped over and sank moments after its four passengers and a dog were pulled to safety from it. “The boat’s owner believes the boat was taking on water due to a loose plug, but the compartment was not accessible to confirm,” said Chief Warrant Officer James B. Corbisiero, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light where the rescue crew was based out of, in a release. “The timing of this rescue was fortunate,” he said. “I commend the Coast Guard boat crew’s attentiveness and fast actions to aide these people and their dog.”The boat was eventually righted by salvagers and towed in to shore.
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