Two Rescued From Sailboat In Cape May County

Two sailors were rescued from a 30-foot sailboat that ran aground Tuesday in Townsends Inlet. The Press of Atlantic City reports the vessel got stuck in the inlet mid-afternoon and the Cape May County Office of Emergency Management dispatched firefighters, rescue squads and police to the scene. A rescue boat was launched from the docks at 30th Street and Fifth Avenue with three rescue crew members aboard. The Fire Department also launched personal watercraft from the Ninth Street beach upon the Coast Guard’s request due to shallow water. The personal watercraft crew helped the sailboat’s owner anchor the vessel and helped remove both of the vessel’s occupants. No injuries were reported.