NJ Fishermen Rescue Sinking Boaters Near Jersey Shore

MANASQUAN, NJ - The crew of a fishing boat rescued four boaters off the coast of the Jersey Shore Sunday after an apparent sinking.

The rescuers aboard the Gemini, a 56-foot sport fishing vessel, made the save in the Manasquan Inlet Sunday morning around 3 ½ miles off the coast, NJ.com reported.

The boaters of the sinking ship were already treading water without live jackets as the Gemini came to their rescue.

“Happy to help and save some lives today,” the fishing boat crew wrote in an Instagram post depicting the rescue. You can watch the video here.

The sinking boat was a small no-name 20-foot boat, according to Capt. Steve Foster, who owns Point Pleasant-based Tale Chaser Sportfishing and responded to the area after the sinking.

It’s unclear why the small boat took on water, but it sank “quickly,” Foster said, adding that all four individuals aboard appeared to be unharmed.

A New Jersey State Police vessel took the survivors to the shore at Shark River Inlet, NJ.com added. A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard told the outlet the no-name boat disappeared under the water "without a trace."