Yacht explosion off New Jersey coast

An explosion aboard a yacht caused all 21 passengers to abandon ship. The yacht was 17.5 miles off the New Jersey coast.

Little is known about the cause of the explosion, but according to early reports, as many as nine people were injured in the blast. All passengers have been accounted for. The Coast Guard has deployed helicopters and rescue boats to the scene.

WABC reports that the Coast Guard was alerted to explosion about the yacht (named "Blind Date) at 4:20 p.m. A nearby vessel, named Erica, helped in the rescue before the Coast Guard arrived.

As of 6:15 p.m., the Coast Guard had not yet reached the sight of the explosion, according to the Newark Star-Ledger.

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