UPDATE: The vessel safely made it back ashore.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a vessel in distress off the Jersey Shore.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia received a mayday call around 12:45 p.m. Sunday from the fishing vessel Interlude reporting the vessel was near Ocean City, New Jersey taking on water and heading into port, officials said.
The Coast Guard launched an MH-65 dolphin helicopter and several vessels from Air Station Atlantic City to search for the boat.
If you have any information on its location, please call Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay at 215-271-4940 or VHF marine radio channel 16.
