Coast Guard rescues 4 people and dog from sinking boat off Jersey Shore
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A close call off the Jersey Shore over the weekend had a happy ending thanks to the quick work of a Coast Guard team. Four people and a dog were on board a 30-foot recreational boat Sunday in Barnegat Bay when the vessel started taking on water, officials said.
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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.
A close call off the Jersey Shore over the weekend had a happy ending thanks to the quick work of a Coast Guard team. Four people and a dog were on board a 30-foot recreational boat Sunday in Barnegat Bay when the vessel started taking on water, officials said.
The sinking 30-foot boat capsized in Barnegat Bay, about 50 miles north of Atlantic City, moments after the four people and their dog were rescued, the Coast Guard said.
