The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men from a life raft after their fishing boat collided with a tug boat and sank six miles off the coast of South Jersey.
The Coast Guard said the 42-foot Last Stand started sinking after it collided with the 78-foot Tug Dean Reinauer on Thursday off the coast of Cape May.
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Pappas said the readiness and quick thinking of the crew of the Last Stand allowed them to abandon ship within 10 minutes of the collision. He says they "saved their own lives." [[377547211, C]]
A Coast Guard response boat was launched from Cape May and removed the fishermen from their life raft. No injuries were reported.
It's unclear what caused the collision.
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