Missing Boat

[eppefour]

.Coast Guard rescues 6 near Atlantic City, N.J.
Posted by cgnews on 10/11/10 • Categorized as Search and Rescue

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued six men who were overdue in a 32-foot boat 120 miles east of Atlantic City Monday.

Rescued was Bernie Otriemsky, Jerry Lewis, Ed Silcox, Geoffrey McDade, James McDade and Ray Somerville.

A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., located the six men aboard the Black Magic at 7 p.m.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Finback, homeported in Cape May, N.J., is enroute to tow the Black Magic and its crew.

The Coast Guard searched a total area of 3,200 square miles for approximately 24 hours.

Two Coast Guard rescue helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, a C-130 aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Finback, two rescue boat crews from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J., and rescue helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City and Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., participated in the search.

[CaptainAlex]

... and budget cuts were gonna force the closure of the Menemsha (Martha's Vineyard) USCG station ... might've been the last hope for hearing their Mayday call

[bigfish4me]

Glad to hear they are safe......sounds like one long ass troll back port

[BlueH20Boss]

... and budget cuts were gonna force the closure of the Menemsha (Martha's Vineyard) USCG station ... might've been the last hope for hearing their Mayday call

Didn't that thing burn to the ground? I saw its remains during OBMST. Have they started the rebuild?