Wednesday, November 28, 2012
No injuries when Ocean One Hit Point Beach Jetty at Manasquan Inlet
The Ocean One commercial fishing vessel had a mechanical failure that caused loss of power that led it to collide into the rock jetty on the Point Pleasant Beach side of the Manasquan Inlet, the Coast Guard said on Wednesday afternoon. The scallop boat was coming back into the inlet when it lost power and the shoal that has developed along the jetty since Sandy had nothing to do with the incident, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Dan Wishnoff. Three people were safely rescued from a commercial scalloping vessel that drifted onto the rock jetty on the Point Pleasant Beach side of the Manasquan Inlet on Tuesday night, according to the Coast Guard. There were no injuries among the three, whose names were not yet available, said Joseph Hartline…
Monday, September 17, 2012
He was charged with disorderly conduct and swimming in the canal
A Wall man who jumped off the Route 88 bridge has been charged with swimming in the canal and disorderly conduct, police said Monday. Devon R. Kuehnen, 34, of the Allenwood section of Wall, suffered only a minor laceration to his nose after jumping from the bridge late Friday night and setting off a massive manhunt that lasted more than two hours, police said. Police, divers, first aid and fire department volunteers searched the canal and surrounding areas before finding Kuehnen safe on a canal bank early Saturday morning, police said. He was charged and released on a summons. Swimming in the canal is prohibited by borough ordinance. A bridge tender called the police at 11:48 p.m. Friday, saying a man had jumped from the bridge, prompting …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
12-year-old slipped on jetty, taken to hospital with minor leg injury
A Point Pleasant Borough girl who slipped and fell Sunday while playing on the Manasquan Inlet jetty in Manasquan suffered no serious injuries, police said Monday. The 12-year-old fell in between the jetty rocks shortly after 7 p.m. and was pulled out by a human chain of police, fire and first-aid officials, Manasquan Police Chief Elliott Correia said. In accordance with standard procedure, she was carried off the jetty to safety in a litter (or rescue basket), Correia said. The girl complained of a leg injury and was transported by ambulance to a hospital Sunday night, Correia said. The injury did not appear serious, he added. Authorities did not release the girl's name.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Annual Manasquan race to benefit borough's First Aid Squad
This Saturday Manasquan will hold its annual Mid-Winter Beach Run/Walk to benefit the borough's First Aid Squad. The ninth annual race, set to begin at 11 a.m., will start at the corner of First Avenue and Whiting Avenue, just south of Leggett's Sand Bar. Last year the event with roughly 1000 participants raised more than $26,000 for the Manasquan First Aid Squad, organizers said. Participants can register for $35 here and the first 1200 that sign up will receive a polar fleece and long sleeve shirt. But participants who don't make the cut off will still get a t-shirt, organizers said. After the race, which will be 1 3/4 miles throught the streets of Manasquan and another 1/4 mile on the beach, Leggett's will host an after party for …
Saturday, October 8, 2011
The crash occurred on Route 35 North and Forman Avenue
A crash at the intersection of Route 35 North and Forman Avenue in Point Pleasant Beach sent two people to the hospital on Friday morning, according to the Point Pleasant First Aid and Emergency Squad. The occupants of the car were transported to Ocean Medical Center in Brick by Point Pleasant Borough First Aid Squad, according to Jerry Meaney, Captain of the Point Pleasant First Aid and Emergency Squad. The Point Pleasant Beach Fire Department and Point Beach and Borough First Aid Squads worked together to care for the crash victims, Meaney said. The Beach Fire Department used extrication tools to free the driver from the car, while also providing fire protection for the victims and first aid squads, he said. Police were not immediately …
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Distressed swimmer saved and a girl injured while climbing jetty
It's been a busy day for emergency service providers in Bradley Beach as two separate incidents occurred on the borough's Lareine Avenue beach. A bather who became distressed in the ocean is safe thanks to the intervention of others nearby. Bradley Beach Police Chief Leonard Guida reported that Joseph Padalino, 49, of Staten Island, NY, had difficulty in the waters off Lareine Avenue and was helped to shore by fellow bathers. Once ashore, Padalino was treated at the scene by members of the Bradley Beach First Aid Squad. He declined to be transported to the hospital. The incident occurred at 11:31 a.m. on Thursday. Soon after, at approximately 1 p.m., a 16-year-old Staten Island girl was injured while climbing on the jetty at Lareine …
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