Dramatic Boat Rescue Caught On Camera
Good Samaritan Assists With Rescue
CAPE MAY, NJ - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people Tuesday from a life raft off of the New Jersey coast.
Slideshow: Images From Boat Rescue Video
The fishing crew was forced to jump from their vessel into a life raft when its boat erupted in flames. This happened about 30 miles southeast of Cape May.
A nearby fishing boat responded to a distress call and plucked the crew from the life raft before the Coast Guard arrived.
The Coast Guard escorted the crew back to Cape May in Atlantic County.
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