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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Two Coast Guard helicopter
crews from Air Station Atlantic City rescued four
fishermen Wednesday who were aboard a life raft
after they abandoned their 97-foot fishing boat 30
miles west of Point Pleasant, N.J.
Rescued were
William Albert, William Albert, Jr., Roy Rogers and
Ron Cox.
The Coast Guard
received a Mayday call at 8:45 p.m. from a crewman
aboard the Captain Joe reporting they were taking on
water and abandoning ship. The helicopter
crews arrived on scene and located all four
fishermen aboard the life-raft.
The aircrews
hoisted the men aboard their helicopters and
transported them to Jersey Shore Medical Center in
Manasquan, N.J., for treatment.
All four men were
later released from the hospital. The Captain Joe
sank 30 miles off shore.
To download an
audio file of the Mayday call to the Coast Guard
click
here.
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