Breaching whale strikes NJ fireboat on Fourth of July, sending crew overboard
- Posted on July 6, 2026
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Breaching whale strikes NJ fireboat on Fourth of July, sending crew overboard
A Carteret fireboat suffered catastrophic damage Saturday when a surfacing whale struck the craft in the Raritan Bay as it returned from assisting in Fourth of July marine security patrol. The firefighters on board had to abandon the craft within seconds of the strike after it started taking on water, Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman said in a Facebook post. The whale hit the boat, Marine 2, south of ...
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