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.
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Cruisin’ 1 set sail from Atlantic City Monday afternoon 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.”
Im confused. This was a Yon Kippor cruise? What is the connection? Were they reenacting Yonah?
Sounds like the story of yonah hanonie
They should’ve gotten Maftir Yoinne
I hope the see the sign from above, and will look to spend there upcoming Yom Kippur elsewhere.
All the people that are posting these comments, Where were you to be mikarev these lost yidden? What do you want from them if they were not educated the same way we were.
Instead of criticizing what are we going to do to make sure they are in a shul next yom kippur?
I think when the article says the passengers “were off for yom kippur” it means that these were people who had the day off because it was yom kippur, not that these were jews. Some people who aren’t jewish have the day off because they work for jewish businesses or because they are school teachers and the whole district closes. Don’t assume it was jews.
News release just off the press; “We are not going to be detred by this incident, all plans for 7th day of Passover on the Markevos Paroh grand cruise are still intact” said Potifar Hamitzri. In fact, according to the Sar Hatabachim’s office there is a unusual high demand for the upcoming trip at the dead sea. They are looking to add another ship. But so far they were not successful in locating a decent size boat that has no rubber bottom.
At a press conference on the sight of the accident yesterday a very distressed passenger had to be rushed to the hospital. Doctors are still in the process of applying the “Ninveh” treatment. The Maftir Yonah Medical Center’s spokesman has released a statement saying that the patient’s condition has improved and is now termed critical but stable.
Wind speeds fell short of triggering a Coast Guard gale warning, which would have kept the boat off the water, George said. He had a pre-arranged tour of folks who had off from school or work for the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.