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Public Affairs Detachment New York |
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News Release |
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Coast Guard rescues three after vessel takes on water near Keansburg, N.J. A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, the New York Fire Department and Towboat “The vessel was taking on water at a very high rate and the engines were completely submerged by the time our crews got on scene,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Felix Moreau, the engineer of the Station Sandy Hook crew which responded. “Our crew recovered two of the people and dewatered the craft, which Towboat US towed to Lentz Marina in Keansburg.” The mariners were also taken to Lentz Marina. No injuries were reported. The source of the leak could not be identified and the vessel will be hauled out for inspection. Weather on scene was reported as 10-mile-per-hour winds and two-foot seas at the time of the incident. |
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