BARNEGAT INLET, N.J. – The Coast Guard and a Good Samaritan rescued two people Monday who were aboard a 36-foot boat six miles off the coast here.
The Coast Guard received a call at 3:30 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the Straight Up reporting they were taking on water.
The crew of The Real Deal arrived on scene and rescued the two people from the water.
The crew of The Real Deal transferred the two people to a rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J.
The rescue boat crew transported the two people back to Station Barnegat to awaiting emergency medical personnel.