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The Coast Guard sprang into action after a boat began to sink in the Jersey Shore on Saturday

A Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew and Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescued three mariners after their 74-foot boat began to sink approximately 4 nautical miles northeast of Shark River Inlet. Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard

 
By Sam Barron, Jackson Daily Voice, 01/20/2026 8:49 a.m.

At 4 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center watch standers received notification from Monmouth County Dispatch that a 74-foot pleasure craft was taking on water off Shark River Inlet with three mariners aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Command center watchstanders launched the Station Manasquan Inlet boat crew and Air Station Atlantic City helicopter crew to assist, authorities said.

The three mariners were rescued 4 nautical miles northeast of Shark River Inlet while their vessel was semi-submerged. They were transported to emergency services, authorities said.

The Coast Guard said pollution responders are working with partners to formulate a salvage plan for the vessel, authorities said.

The cause of the incident is under investigation, authorities said.

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