Atlantic City, NJ – Rough Seas Tore of Chunk of Boat Out for Yom Kippur

Atlantic City, NJ – Passengers aboard a dolphin-sighting boat along the Jersey shore put on lifejackets after rough seas tore a chunk out of the front of the vessel.

Cruisin’ 1 set sail from Atlantic City Monday with 43 passengers off for Yom Kippur and three crew members.

The 60-foot vessel turned back after 10 minutes when it got battered by 28 to 35 mph winds and 4- to 7-foot seas.

About a mile from the dock, something ripped 6 to 8 feet off the boat’s bow.

Captain Jeff George radioed a distress call, but managed to make it back on the boat’s own power.

George says they were never in danger because the damage was above the waterline.

George says no one was injured, but “everyone was a little shook up.”