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Coast Guard saves 4 people, dog from sinking boat moments before it capsizes

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U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued four people and a dog from a boat that was taking on water just moments before the vessel capsized in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay on Monday, officials said.

The crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light discovered the boaters aboard the sinking 30-foot recreational boat near the Forked River, the Coast Guard said.

The four boaters and dog were safely brought onto the Coast Guard’s boat just before the recreational vessel capsized in the bay, according to officials. No injuries were reported.

“The timing of this rescue was fortunate; I commend the Coast Guard boat crew’s attentiveness and fast actions to aid these people and their dog,” said Chief Warrant Officer James B. Corbisiero, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light.

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The four boaters and their dog were pulled to safety aboard the Coast Guard vessel before their sinking boat capsized in New Jerseys Barnegat Bay on Monday. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Corbisiero said that the boat’s owner believes the vessel was taking on water due to “a loose plug,” though the compartment that housed the plug was not accessible for anyone to confirm this to be the case.

The Coast Guard crew brought the rescued boaters and their dog into a marina in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey. 

No injuries were reported from the rescue. The 30-foot recreational vessel was later towed to a marina in New Jersey. (U.S. Coast Guard)

COAST GUARD RESCUES STRANDED JET SKIERS FROM ISLAND OFF SOUTH CAROLINA

The capsized vessel was righted by a commercial salvage company, which then towed it into the same marina.  

Last week, Coast Guard crews in South Carolina rescued two jet skiers who became stranded off Morris Island in unsafe weather conditions. 

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A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted both jet skiers from the island and flew to Charleston Executive Airport in Johns Island.

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