Aug 02, 2026
A diver was airlifted to the hospital after a fishing boat on autopilot ran over the diver’s boat on Friday, July 31, New Jersey State Police said. The crash happened around 9 miles off of Barnegat Township after a group of four divers anchored on top of a shipwreck, police said. While two divers were in the water and two were on the boat, a 33’Gradywhite fishing boat at 25kts on autopilot ran the private dive boat over. According to police, one of the divers on the boat was able to avoid injury, but a second diver had to be airlifted to the hospital for gallons of water in his lungs and other injuries. TowBoatUS Barnegat Light Beach Haven, who towed both boats out of the water, shared images of the crash and said they hope everyone involved makes a speedy recovery. ...read more read less
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