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Seven Lost in Fog off Wildwood Rescued by CG

Accidents | 1 week 10 hours ago | Comments 1

By Herald Staff

WILDWOOD -- A Coast Guard crew rescued seven people May 3 who were disoriented in the fog aboard a 22-foot boat two miles off the coast here.

The Coast Guard received a call at 5 p.m. from a passenger aboard the sport fishing vessel Addiction reporting their GPS was disabled and they were disoriented in the fog.

The position of the boat was attained by the Coast Guard's Rescue 21 system, according to a release.

Rescue 21 is a newly-established search and rescue and command and control system, that uses 21st century technology to boost search and rescue capability and better protect the nation's coastal waterways and ports.

A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May, escorted the crew of the Addiction to Canyon Club Marina in Cape May.

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