Two people were found safe after their boat began taking water in the Bay of Green Bay on Sunday afternoon. Emergency personnel were dispatched to an area between Nicolet Bay and Fish Creek just after 1:15 p.m. According to Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Chief Andy Bertges, the 22-foot boat had just launched near Peninsula State Park when it suddenly lost power. The wind on the bay eventually pushed the vessel to shore, where it began to take on water. The United States Coast Guard, the Gibraltar and Ephraim Fire Departments, the Door County Sheriff’s Department, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources were all involved in the call that resulted in the boat being tied to shore until it could be towed away on Monday. Bertges says there were no injuries and added some safety tips for boaters looking to take to the water before the Fourth of July holiday.

Unrelated to the incident, the DNR announced last week that more conservation wardens and law enforcement would be present this week as part of Operation Dry Water, which reminds boaters about safe practices such as sober boating.