Crime & Safety
Coast Guard Rescues Three off Long Beach Island
34-foot "Naughty Girl" ran around in Little Egg Harbor Bay
A Coast Guard crew rescued three boaters early Monday morning after their boat ran aground in Little Egg Harbor Bay behind Beach Haven.
The Coast Guard received a call at 5:33 a.m. Monday when the owner of the 34-foot Naughty Girl called watchstanders via marine radio. He reported the boat ran aground and was taking on water, according to a statement from Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment Atlantic City.
A 25-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Beach Haven arrived on scene and took the three people off the boat and transported them to Great Bay Marina in Tuckerton.
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The area of Little Egg Harbor Bay – the southernmost reach of the Barnegat Bay estuary – is notoriously shallow and has many shoals outside of the main navigation channels. The Coast Guard's station in Beach Haven is open seasonally.
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