Boat and 8 people saved in this flooding case off NJ

Captains,

In this case, 8 people were at risk due to a faulty raw water connection in the engine room. On a clear day off the NJ coast, CG crews on rescue boats saved the people and the boat.

ASBURY PARK, N.J. - The Coast Guard rescued eight people Saturday after the 30-foot boat they were aboard was taking on water near Asbury Park. The Coast Guard received a call at 10:50 a.m. from a crewmember aboard the Erin Elizabeth reporting they were taking on water and needed assistance. A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Shark River, N.J., arrived on scene and transferred all eight people aboard their boat. A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Manasquan, N.J., arrived on scene and transferred the eight people aboard their boat. The rescue boat crew from Station Shark River located the source of the flooding, which was coming from a raw water hose and leaking into the engine room and secured the leak. The rescue boat crew from Station Manasquan transported the eight people with the Erin Elizabeth in tow to Hoffman's Marina in Brielle, N.J.