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Three Rescued From Sinking Raft On Long Island Sound Three Rescued From Sinking Raft On Long Island Sound
Three Rescued From Sinking Raft On Long Island Sound Three men on stuck on a raft which was taking on water were rescued from Long Island Sound. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 14, when a 911 caller reported three men were fishing and became stranded in a 10-foot inflatable raft that was drifting out to sea approximately one mile north of Sound Beach, said the Suffolk County Police. Marine Officers Greg Stroh and Mike Malone responded in Marine Delta and located the men in the raft within 15 minutes of the call.  The boat's occupants, Carlos Argeta 31, Elmer Argeta, 36, and Moisises Perez, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four In Water Clinging To Sinking Boat On Long Island Sound Rescued Four In Water Clinging To Sinking Boat On Long Island Sound Rescued
Four In Water Clinging To Sinking Boat On Long Island Sound Rescued Four men clinging to a partially submerged boat in the Long Island Sound that was spotted by a nearby oyster boat were rescued by a police marine unit in Westport. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Tuesday afternoon, June 18, the Westport Marine Unit responded to a call of four people in the water near Peck’s Ledge Lighthouse.  An oyster boat reported the incident to the Norwalk Police Department who in turn, alerted Westport officers, Westport Police said. The boat was reportedly clearly overloaded and partially submerged with four occupants clinging to it, according to the report. The me…

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by Donna Christopher