MANASQUAN INLET, N.J. - A Good Samaritan rescued two people after their 59-foot boat was taking on water 27 miles east of Manasquan Inlet Tuesday.

The Coast Guard overheard a distress call at approximately 10:40 a.m. between the crew of fishing boat Lady M and an unknown commercial provider reporting they were taking on water and listing. The Coast Guard issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and launched Coast Guard rescue crews to assist.

Rescue boat crews from Coast Guard Stations Manasquan Inlet and Barnegat Light, N.J., and an aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., were dispatched to the scene.

The crew of the Atlantic Traveler responded to the UMIB and recovered both people from a life raft after they abandoned ship when the Lady M capsized and sank in 276 feet of water.

The crew of the Atlantic Traveler transported the survivors to Point Pleasant, N.J.

No injuries were reported.

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