Firefighters, cutting through rough seas, rescued five capsized boaters off the coast of Keansburg Friday night just as darkness set in.
The boaters were in a small, metal boat not too far from the Keansburg fishing pier when it capsized around 8:30 p.m., according to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier.
Crews with the FDNY and the Middletown Fire Department were dispatched to rescue the stranded boaters.
Middletown firefighters rescued two of the boaters and the FDNY plucked three out of the water, Strohmaier said. All of the boaters were brought to the FDNY boat, which took them to the shore where EMS personnel were waiting.