It was a busy weekend for the U.S. Coast Guard as they performed three separate rescues off the Jersey Shore.
A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May towed a disabled sailboat with one person on board to safety Saturday after it broke down. The crew used a 45-foot response boat to tow the sailboat while a Freeze Warning was in effect for the area.
Also on Saturday, a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City rescued two fishermen who were onboard a 23-foot boat that was stuck in shallow waters off Brigantine. The rescue crew went out around 11 p.m. and hoisted the two men, who were suffering from mild hypothermia, to safety shortly after midnight Sunday.
Finally, a boat crew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City responded to a report of a disabled sailboat 21 miles offshore from Atlantic City with a man and a cat on board. The man fell overboard but managed to get back on the boat before the rescue crew arrived. The 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew arrived and brought the man and cat aboard. An Air Station Atlantic City helicopter diverted from a training flight to hoist the man and transfer him to EMS personnel.
The U.S. Coast Guard released videos of all three rescues.
