Fishing Boat

A commercial fishing vessel in Lower Township is in ruins following a midnight fire that the Coast Guard says nearly became an environmental disaster as well. The fire aboard the My Girl was reported at 11:57 PM Wednesday, says Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Bruszka...

Two crewmen who admitted planning the sinking of their fishing boat off Cape May for money in 2009 are given 30 months in prison apiece. Erik James, 40, of Goshen, NJ, and Christopher Martin, 40, of Wildwood, NJ had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to destroy the Alexander II on the high seas...