{"id":7794,"date":"2020-06-17T16:24:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T20:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=7794"},"modified":"2020-06-17T16:24:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T20:24:42","slug":"state-trooper-good-samaritans-save-group-from-sinking-boat-in-point-pleasant-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2020\/06\/state-trooper-good-samaritans-save-group-from-sinking-boat-in-point-pleasant-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"State Trooper, Good Samaritans Save Group From Sinking Boat in Point Pleasant Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16606\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brick.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/njsp_marine.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16606\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16606\" src=\"http:\/\/brick.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/njsp_marine.jpg\" alt=\"NJSP Sergeant Michael Krauchuk (Photo: NJSP)\" width=\"960\" height=\"884\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NJSP Sergeant Michael Krauchuk (Photo: NJSP)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A group of eight people were rescued June 14 after the boat in which they were riding began taking on water and started to sink in the notoriously-rough Point Pleasant Canal.<\/p>\n<p>A call for help was made at 5:08 p.m. Sunday after the 26-foot vessel began taking on water. Based on the preliminary investigation, the boat began to take on water while traveling through the canal, state police said.<\/p>\n<p>A good Samaritan who was nearby helped transfer five occupants from the boat to land, while the operator and two other occupants stayed on board in an attempt to get the boat to a nearby dock. But due to the rough conditions, they were unable to prevent the boat from taking on more water.<\/p>\n<p>Within minutes of the initial call, Sgt. Michael Krauchuk of NJSP\u2019s Marine Services Division \u2013 which operates a barracks on the canal \u2013 responded to the scene and secured the sinking boat to his State Police vessel. While attempting to pull the boat to the nearby dock, Krauchuk realized that they would not make it because the boat was taking on water too rapidly, a statement from police said. As a result, Krauchuck helped pull the three occupants onto his vessel and cut the lines before the boat sank.<\/p>\n<p>All of the occupants were transported back to NJSP\u2019s Point Pleasant Station for a medical evaluation by EMS. There were no reported injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSgt. Krauchuk\u2019s quick and decisive actions may have helped prevent a tragedy,\u201d police said in the statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2020\/06\/state-trooper-good-samaritans-save-group-from-sinking-boat-in-point-pleasant-canal\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of eight people were rescued June 14 after the boat in which they were riding began taking on water and started to sink in the notoriously-rough Point Pleasant Canal. A call for help was made at 5:08 p.m. Sunday after the 26-foot vessel began taking on water. 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