There were no reported injuries after the commercial fishing vessel Bear ran around last Friday night on a beach off Barnegat Light, but the boat remained stranded over the weekend after it was anchored offshore following about two hours of attempts to pull it from its stuck position.
TO THE RESCUE: Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light personnel head out to help the crew of a fishing vessel that ran aground off LBI the evening of Oct. 8.
Chief Warrant Officer Adam Murray, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, said tugboat Shamrock was expected to resume its attempt to salvage the grounded vessel Tuesday, Oct.
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