Document Number: 2705
 

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Date: Nov. 11, 2008
Contact: 757-434-7718

Coast Guard crew rescues 4 near Fortescue, N.J. 

FORTESCUE, N.J. - The Coast Guard rescued four people Tuesday aboard a disabled 20-foot boat off the coast here near Egg Island Point.

The Coast Guard received a call at 1:18 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the Magic Touch stating their boat was disabled and they needed assistance.

A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., arrived on scene and towed the boat and crew to Sportsman Cove Marina in Fortescue.

 

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