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News Release

Date: March 09, 2010

Contact: Public Affairs Det. Atlantic City

(609) 677-2204

Coast Guard crew assist 4 near Atlantic Ciy, N.J.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The Coast Guard assisted four people 12 miles east of Atlantic City who were aboard a 45-foot boat that was disabled and adrift Monday.

The Coast Guard received a call at 5:45 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the Ms. Mary reporting their boat was disabled, adrift and having stability issues due to generators not functioning properly

A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City arrived on scene and took the Ms. Mary and its crew in tow and moored them safely at Gardners Basin in Atlantic City.

No injuries were reported.

 

 

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