LAVALLETTE, New Jersey (WABC) -- The U.S. Coast Guard freed a 71-foot tugboat that got stuck off a beach in Ocean County.
The Sea Cypress was just off the shore in Lavallette after breaking free of its moorings on Tuesday morning.
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All four people aboard the Sea Cypress are safe and the tugboat did not take on water, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard dispatched a rescue boat from its station in the Manasquan Inlet and established contact with the captain after it was notified at about 3:30 a.m.
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The Sea Cypress was released from the sandbar and towed from the beach.
All lifeguard stands and beaches have been reopened.
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