BARNEGAT INLET – Five people were rescued by the Coast Guard, state and local responders, after their boat overturned at the entrance to Barnegat Inlet Sunday evening.
Watchstanders at Sector Delaware Bay were informed at around 7 p.m. that a vessel had capsized and as a result stranded six people in the water.
A 29-foot Response Boat – Small crew and a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew were launched from the Coast Guard Station Barnegat Inlet to assist the stranded boaters. Coast Guard boat crews were able to rescued three people, while an off-duty lifeguard rescued two and one boater swam to shore.
Assisting with rescue efforts were New Jersey State Police personnel, Tow Boat crews and a good Samaritan.
All five rescued boaters were brought ashore to awaiting EMS personnel. Officials said the survivors were in stable condition.
