US Coast Guard Rescues Boater in Distress Station Manasquan Inlet New Jersey 9/27/24

At approximately 9:30 AM USCG received a distress call from a vessel just off Mantoloking claiming he lost power and is drifting into the beach. A nearby good samaritan vessel was first on scene and observed the person on board was ok and had dropped anchor and set his trolling motor to maintain is position as best as possible to not beach his vessel. Shortly after the 47ft MLB from Station Manasquan Inlet arrived and communicated with the captain on how they were going to tow the vessel out of the surf. After a couple of attempts of throwing a tow line, they finally could attach the line to the boat in distress. The sustained wind and swell conditions did not help as it shifted the boat and line and the tow line was now wrapped around the prop and the boat. Soon after the captain with help from USCG was able to straighten the line just as the boat drifted into the surf… The MLB then towed him out to deeper water and kept the tow line in place due to the sea conditions. He was towed back to Manasquan Inlet fuel docks. No injuries were reported.
#hurricane #uscg #boating #rescue

[@Cha-y412]

This guy better sell that boat and take up golf. Geeeze

[@MB12116]

Lmao

[@robertmoody2221]

Yep ,he really needs to sell his boat for sure..

[@mgratk]

Well he got this idea because his ball kept ending up in the water hazard.

[@johnnyjet3384]

Coast Guard almost fucked that up, but at least they saved him

[@mtyhntr49]

So painful to watch.

[@RLTtizME]

Does your recliner float?

[@P.Rack25]

This was painful to watch. The MLB coxswain needs more stick time. Way too much time assessing and setting up. That should have been done on the way out, not on scene. Keep the stern of the 47 into the waves, it's way easier to control and you can protect the crew working on the bow. Have the crew work off the bow. Once you get him hooked up you can pivot the 47 into the waves and then transition the tow to the stern tow bit.

[@skipman4735]

The coast guard runs 20 minutes to get there and spends 10 more to get a rope out . What a joke.

[@bradmagnuson6963]

Line, not rope

[@timmc49]

Really hard to watch this. CG usually does and great job. But this certainly wasn't their best day. Didn't help that the boater they were assisting was a complete novice. Glad it all worked at the end!

[@fishheds]

As a former 44 MLB coxswain., this needs to be shown at Yorktown as not how to do it, .

[@Mike-hs8fq]

exactly

[@contender31]

Lots of 44/41/WPB coxswain / helmsman tow experience here. Any thoughts why the trolling motor was not shut off? Lots of errors on both sides and good old "loss of situational awareness"

[@boatmanmark1983]

Former 41 coxswain myself, while watching this my first thought was "wtf" are they doing?

[@lightning9279]

Yes, the Coast Guard earns this emoji....💩

[@mrbilky]

Sorry but that was poorly executed by all parties once on scene the coast guard should have instructed to put a life jacket on both parties are a fault on that front - fishing rods still upright in holders yeah there's a problem, um screw how to protect the boat and concentrate on the survival of the occupant trolling motors are replaceable lives are not 1 out of 10 on this one

[@Dan-uv3vf]

Wow that was hard to watch. CG should pack it in. Terrible

[@ElizabethTye-e7j]

It takes few tries, it’s not that easy . But the coast guard is doing a great job 👏👏👏

[@ElizabethTye-e7j]

It wasn’t smart to go boating especially that we are getting the storm coming from the south towards us

[@ElizabethTye-e7j]

But he finally put his vest on

[@bobehmann9859]

What a dope. You tie up to the tow BEFORE you cut the anchor line. Now your beam is open to the incoming waves.

[@SuperJlonergan]

nevermind the anchor altogether til away from surf....they couldve dragged that deeper a little before even messing with it....

[@Rb0326]

What a joke

[@lamiglass1]

He doesn’t follow directions very well, that was painful to watch, thank god the coast guard have patience

[@ElizabethTye-e7j]

How the heck did he loose the line . Omg

[@tomsreviews238]

I'm surprised one of those towboat companies didn't respond or maybe he refused service to save money. They would have had that guy out there in a minute.

[@jamesbryan397]

TowBoat US or SeaTow.

[@jonsmith497]

Worse CG performance, to much delay.

[@johnclyne6350]

Sea Tow is akin to Triple A. Anyone who ventures out on the water without a Sea Tow membership is a fool. We have a fool here.

[@denislaouenan5553]

Looking at this painful video I hope USCG also carry Seatow

[@alexkitner5356]

Somebody take the keys and give the guy a set of golf clubs. Im sure that boat came with more than 50 feet of anchor line, but apparently common sense wasnt part of the package. The fact he caused an emergency response because he couldnt figure out how to anchor a $300k boat in 20 feet of soft bottom long enough to call Sea Tow is ridiculous.

[@kowalski3769]

Nice capture! I love seeing water ops and luckily everything worked out OK this time. That Coast Guard boat is bad ass!

[@seanmurphy2302]

There is a studio in Point Beach and he mounts one of his pictures of a Manasquan Inlet Station 47' life boat thrusting over a 10' breaker. Boat at about 50 degrees blasting through. Guys strapped in Calm AF. Old hat. Great pic!

[@kowalski3769]

@@seanmurphy2302 I like those vids of them training in rough surf! It looks fun until you flip over and then get flipped over again. The water is pretty cold too!

[@rickyranger3672]

Great footage of the "so called" recue/tow. Very hard to watch indeed. More training needed by the coxswain's boat maneuvering in the rough. I realize it was in the semi surf, but come on. Use this as a training video CG. As far as the boater being rescued, keep the boat at the dock or on trailer and fish off the bank. As I said in the beginning, GREAT FOOTAGE!!

[@georgeniebergall7074]

Of course it’s always easier boating from the poly chair, right

[@DavidPottinger-f7q]

We retired after 30 years in the CG Aux. We have literally done hundreds of tows and I never did one this poorly. We would prepare for the tow while enroute to the scene. I can’t believe how long it took them to get the tow equipment setup. When they first communicated with the disabled boat they should have made sure he was wearing a PFD. They also should have had him clear the fishing poles that were stowed upright in the bow because the heaving line would get fouled in them, and it did. The Coxswain should have made a much closer approach to the disabled vessel so the crew could make the passing of the heaving line on the first shot. And after they missed on the first shot the Coxswain should have learned that he/she needed to make a closer approach but he/she never learned that lesson. Once they had the tow line attached they should have immediately towed him offshore slowly to get some sea room and then take a breath and make the tow line properly attached for the tow home, but first get the boat offshore. As it was they were extremely lucky that the boat didn’t get further into the surf zone which can be deadly. I hope that someone in command sees this video and uses it to do some remedial training on this crew. Thankfully it did work out but with this quality of a towing evolution there will come a time when they will injure, kill someone or sink a boat. 0:14 0:14 0:14

[@bv516]

Never seen such stupidity on both sides. BoatUS would have had him out in 2 minutes upon arrival.

[@nlkent]

Why doesn't he sht his trolling motor off. It looks like it keeps swinging his bow the wrong way

[@STHFGDBY]

How can both his engines fail. Was he out of fuel.

[@daneppinger5788]

this is a case of more money than brains

[@21Pescatore]

I felt sorry for this kid. This was a big cluster fu%%k. The CG should have handled this better.Once he had the line on the cleat, they should have maneuvered the boat or pulled the line so it didn't wrap around the boat. Better yet with all those guys on the boat , they should have had a rescue swimmer jump out to help him.

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

He didn’t listen to what they said and fumbled the line overboard with the d ring… they were trying their best to tell how to do it. If you’re going out to sea you should be able to perform tasks like catching a line and attaching it properly in seas. It’s just part of owning a boat if you’re not ready for the ocean stay in the bay.

[@21Pescatore]

@@jerseyshorefireresponse So what would happen if he was injured and not able to do anything?

[@SuperJlonergan]

@@jerseyshorefireresponse doesnt matter....they should have said wrap the loop, nevermind the anchor line, couldve dragged that to deeper water and handled that and the trolling motor....they waited too much and they let the line wrap around....in that again they should have just slowly dragged him deeper before trying to unwrap...it probably wouldve unwrapped slowly anyway....they couldve even said tie it off on the stern cleat till they got deeper slowly and then fixed it....ANYthing but let him get that close to breaking waves!!

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

@@21Pescatore that’s a whole another story…

[@UQRXD]

Dam sloppy, formerUSCG here. Never go out alone! First thing when in trouble put life jacket on. Great video!

[@SydneyElm]

Circus clowns these people are protecting our coast

[@bradmagnuson6963]

If you think you're any better, go out there and try it. Or, better yet, go join the coast guard

[@thom7623]

He should have never cut his anchor line for one. Two lift the trolling motor out of the way . Then he could tie off without another snag. Once tied off lift his anchor.

[@duffyreef]

should have had the fellow boater just pull you out ! Note to self never call manasquan cg!

[@georgeniebergall7074]

Wow, that was a piss poor thing that the Coast Guard just did unbelievable

[@georgeniebergall7074]

They should’ve never let him cut anchor until the rope was connected because they both spun around in a circle. They have to know which way to tide is coming and that was going to happen so I think that this was ridiculous. This is the Polish Navy really

[@christopherholt8459]

Lost his anchor, knife and hat. He's lucky he didn't lose the boat.

[@samgentile7494]

I have towed in vessels of that size with my 27 foot sailboat and only a 9.9 HP motor on it. Give me a break this was a very simple straight forward and easy tow assist job. In 50+ years of boating I have never before seen the USCG be so undecided about what to do. Very painful to watch their inability to make a simple decision of just throwing the guy a tow line upon their arrival on scene. The USCG should of had the tow line all ready to go when they arrived on the scene. My guess is that this was a USCG aux. reserve crew, not a regular full time USCG crew operating the vessel. PS: The in-distress vessel operator was a real totally clueless armature and of little help. Walking and chewing gum at the same time would be a challenge for this skipper. IF possible always tilt your OB motors up out of the water when being towed.

[@Mj-bg2uj]

The Coast Guard are true professionals. They went above and beyond to not damage any of that guys equipment even though he did everything possible to over complicate the tow .. PLEASEEEEE don’t tell me that he called The Coast Guard because he didn’t have Seatow or Tow BoatUS

[@thomasmassey3080]

This guy has no qualifications or common sense. He should never, ever be out on a boat, especially alone!

[@roymccomb8749]

Boat owner has no idea what he’s doing….he’s lucky that he didn’t end up on the beach

[@contender31]

So many people blasting the CG Coxswain and the boat owner.......yes the boat owner needs to stay on dry land......but only saw one comment that addressed the real cause for this being a cluster fk. The damn trolling motor was on, spinning the boat all over the place and even managed to wrap the tow line completely around the boat! WTF?

[@aerorocketdog6249]

This was painful to watch. I'd say he needs boating lessons but with the lack of common-sense, I'm not sure that would help. Homeboy needs to find a new hobby.

[@rahlholm]

Coast guard fail !!! 25 minutes of a plan instead of getting along side get him a line ,and get him in deep water instead they give him a mile of rope in the surf and getting him all tangled while spinning in circles....frustrating to watch

[@glenngray1201]

Wow ! What a cluster F_ck on this one , yeah conditions sucked but that was the worst I’ve seen , Boat US doesn’t play this way ever ..

[@thom7623]

This was the most botched rescue attempt ever

[@stevencouitt4286]

This is the most frustrating thing I've seen in years

[@SuperJlonergan]

these were the worst cg i ever seen....they were feet away from letting him swamp the beach

[@dannyhubert9477]

Only thing I know that young man got very lucky today god bless

[@nicole81392]

Thank God for the Coast Guard. I could only imagine the looks on their faces dealing with this guy lol

[@TK-ol6hj]

Probably get a good deal on a broken boat needs new motors

[@stevej00]

This is painful to watch.

[@capttomharty]

Wow this was tough to watch on both ends.

[@thomasgaskell1643]

Why on earth did he cut the anchor line before having the tow line secured?

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

@@thomasgaskell1643 who knows haha

[@AndrewTa530]

Lol "the bow cleat".

[@fisherman5845]

First time every time

[@seanmurphy2302]

Great get! #JSFR #USCG.

[@kenrea4884]

sea tow!!!

[@dolliedoty8907]

What a joke

[@agoodday1756]

CHEERS to USCG!

[@Rb0326]

This is finny

[@Philhughes007tube]

Oh boys

[@ElizabethTye-e7j]

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@chriscolfer2915]

😫🧐🤨

[@tomwalsh9890]

😅

[@davehadenough5478]

omg.....A Cluster F*ck on both ends!

[@jerseyshorefireresponse]

How? Coast Guard threw the line perfectly after couple attempts with sustain winds, it was definitely challenging. If he did what they said in the first place, it would’ve been a one try and pull him out, but he couldn’t get the d ring attached and then he lost the line. It went overboard and they had to redo it.

[@P.Rack25]

@@jerseyshorefireresponse The MLB coxswain should have turned parallel to the beach (to starboard) when that line wrapped around the boat. That would have avoided all the rest of the mess. I'd assume it's a lack of experience on the coxswain's part. I guarantee when they review this video for training, he won't let that happen again. Footnote: I was coxswain qualified on both 44's and 47's so I'm not just armchair quarterbacking.

[@ElizabethTye-e7j]

Well done coast guard 🫶🏻👏👏👏

[@UDTghost]

I can't believe they called that a rescue 🛟 that guy has never conned a boat in his life

[@RLTtizME]

Nor you Captain Peachfuzz.