08-13-2008, 05:20 PM
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Incredible story !!! Its soo good to hear about something like this going the best possible way it could.
Tippin' riggers to you Shipmate !!!
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08-13-2008, 05:22 PM
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Sit down Shut up And fish
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: South Jersey
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Home Port: Stone Harbor, NJ
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Awesome job!
From the AC Press
Good Samaritan vessel rescues 5 from life raft near Barnegat Light Press Staff Reports Published: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:10 p.m. Update - ATLANTIC CITY - A Good Samaritan rescued five people from a life raft Wednesday after the boater's 42-foot boat sank 80 nautical miles east of Barnegat Light, N.J. The Coast Guard received a radio transmission between the crew of the Fat Cat and five people who were aboard the Made to Sea before it sank. The Made to Sea was taking on water when the bilge pump stopped working. The crew boarded their life raft and were picked up approximately 30 minutes later by the crew of the Fat Cat. The survivors were unable to board the life raft with their Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacon, an electronic device used to signal distress, but were able to grab a hand-held radio. "The EPIRB was stuck aboard the boat and was manually deployable," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Henry, a crew member of Coast Guard Station Shark River, N.J. "They couldn't get to it in time." The EPIRB aboard the boat was brand new, functional and registered, but required the user to manually activate it in order to signal distress to rescue crews. "All five survivors were wearing life jackets and had a hand-held radio," said Henry. "If it wasn't for their preparation, this rescue wouldn't have gone as well as it did." The crew of the Made to Sea left Irwin's Marina in Red Bank, N.J., Tuesday and were fishing on the western edge of the Hudson Canyon, Wednesday. See Thursday's edition of The Press for additional coverage. Post a Comment View All Comments On This Story To post a comment about this story click on the link above or below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post a Comment View All Comments On This Story Archive pressofAtlanticCity.com: Contact Us | Terms of Service / Privacy Policy | Advertising | Site Map | About Us | Syndication | Story Archive | Newsletters The Press of Atlantic City Media Group: Subscribe | Subscriber Services | Online Photo Store | Careers at The Press | Parade Magazine © Copyright 1970-2008 The Press of Atlantic City Media Group
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08-13-2008, 05:31 PM
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Pit Monkey First Class
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God Bless! Glad to hear all is ok!
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08-13-2008, 05:37 PM
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I love my rigging bucket
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kudos to u
thank god for samaritans like u , what a story and what a hell of a job , good job too the captain of the fat cat and also to the crew of that vessel for doing a outstanding job
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08-13-2008, 05:40 PM
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Crab mustard is good
Join Date: Feb 2008
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We all send up "prayers" when bad things happen to good people...just remember things like this don't just happen...people are put in places for a reason...the man upstairs decided these boys had a few more fishing days left and it wasn't time to pull the preverbal lines in just yet. Huge props to the Phat Cat for doing the right thing and answering the call!!!!!
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08-13-2008, 05:42 PM
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great job by both parties. Glad to hear everyone made it home safe!
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08-13-2008, 05:47 PM
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Crab mustard is good
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Long Green, Md and anywhere salty and wet
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Glad to hear this worked out fine. The Fat Cat sure has racked up some great karma points on that trip. It just goes to show you that we really need to look out for each other out there...
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08-13-2008, 06:10 PM
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fishalcoholic :)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: pt.pleasant nj
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way to go Fat Cat for responding to a mayday call thank God
and again thanks for being a responsible Captain and all who helped  
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08-13-2008, 06:11 PM
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Anthony's Ark is a blowboater
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Marydel, DE
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Hats off to you Sir.. You are to be greatly commended.
Gods Speed to you and your crew...
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