Six Boaters Missing Off Atlantic City
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- Published: Monday, 11 October 2010 09:40
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ATLANTIC
CITY, N.J. - Six men are missing after they didn't return from an
overnight fishing trip 85 miles east of Atlantic City, N.J.
Two
rescue helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, a
C-130 aircraft and three Coast Guard boats are searching the area known
as the Canyons, or Toms Canyon for the missing men.
The Coast Guard says it received a call at 6:40 p.m. Sunday from the wife of one of men.
She said the men had left Forked River Saturday aboard the 32-foot vessel Black Magic for an overnight fishing trip.
The
web site for the boat says it is a 40-foot Viking that is piloted by a
charter captain, and it specializes in trips to the Canyons.
The site says the boat is equipped with a satellite rescue beacon and life raft.
They were set to return Sunday morning.
The
men are Bernie Otiemsky, Jerry Lewis, Ed Filcox, Geoffrey McDade, James
McDade and Ray Somerville. There is no word on their hometowns.
Anyone with information about the missing boaters is asked to call Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay at 215-271-4960.
The Captains and Crew of NJSWF send their Prayers for a safe return.
Update : 2:45 PM
There is also now a report from the AP that the boat may have gone offcourse and could be as far north as Martha's Vineyard, after initial reports put the boat 85 miles east o
Thomas McDade is the son of boat owner Geoffrey McDade and thebrother of one of the other fishermen, James McDade.
He says his mother called the Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon when the group did not return as planned from an overnight deep-sea tuna fishing trip aboard the 32-foot vessel Black Magic.
The Coast Guard initially was searching off the New Jersey coast, but they have moved to the north, near Martha's Vineyard, Mass., after a mayday call came from there around 1 a.m. Monday.
Nasty weather and a big drop in temperature mean fall striped bass season is
official. With the exception of a little swell and some muddy water Captain
Ron?s Fishermen from Sandy Hook was able to kick off the season with a few early
fall keepers. Captain Ron found bass willing to bite and a great sign for more
to come in the next few weeks. Captain Ron's main focus from here on in is
getting on the fish and getting his patrons in on all the action.
It?s an amazing time to fish the Jersey shore, from Barnegat Bay to the
Raritan big bluefish and false albacore have been causing havoc on light tackle.
Down south Captain Steve Purul from Reel Fantasea charters in Barnegat is the
first indicator for an amazing fall season about to begin. Captain Steve has
been sitting on a variety of fish, blues, false albies, stripers, blow fish, and
other bottom species he is still trying to identify. Captain Steve said the
abundant inshore false albacore action has been one of the best he has fished in
years. The power and speed of a false albacore is the closest you can get to
fight a tuna this close to shore. Reel Fantasea Charters is in the thick of
things and as Captain Steve said ?these normally offshore species are now
literally within a stone throw from the beach ?. With an amazing season about to
begin don't miss out on some the best action found anywhere. Captain Steve
offers open boat trips for anyone who loves to fish so check him out at 
Captain
Allen aboard Reel Class Charters from Pt. Pleasant had a few run-ins as well.
The crew hooked into gator size blues taking bait before a frenzy of false
albies took over and kept them fighting for a while. Great action on light
spinning rods and the crew had fish on most of the day feeding right behind the
boat. All albies took spearing or tsunami soft plastics.
