Vessel sinking near Channel Marker Three in New Jersey

Heard on: Marine VHF Channel 16 (Waretown Area)

02:00

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Sea Tow from station Barnegat, the coordinates are as follows: 3928 decimal 772 north, 07412 decimal four four west.

00:12

How copy?

00:15

Vessel

00:21

in the vicinity of channel marker three.

00:23

This is Coast Guard on channel one six, coming captain.

00:31

That's in the vicinity of Channel Marker Three, sinking.

00:34

This is Coast Guard on Channel One Six, coming cap.

00:41

C Two, this is Montague Lido on Channel One Six.

00:45

C Two from station requesting, what's your guys' current ETA? Over.

00:59

Toboe from station, just requesting to know what your guys' current ETA to the guy outside of LBI taking on water.

01:04

Over.

01:11

CTO from station, requesting to know what your guys' current ETA is to on scene.

01:15

Over.

01:28

CTO from station, body light, requesting to know what your guys' estimated time of arrival.

01:32

Over.

01:44

Detail from station.

01:45

Our updated coordinates are still the same.

01:50

Three nine tac two eight decimal 772 north.

01:54

Zero seven four tac one two decimal 440 west.

8/16/2026 08:32 AM

Medical Emergency

NJ-35 Rear, Lavallette, NJ 08735

Vessel sinking near Channel Marker Three in New Jersey

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a marine distress incident near a channel marker off Long Beach Island, where a vessel is reportedly taking on water and sinking. The Coast Guard provides coordinates and asks a responding tow vessel for its estimated time of arrival to the scene.

Vessel sinking near Channel Marker Three in New Jersey

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