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Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one missing person after a boat sank five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, leaving three people dead, according to NBC4 and the US Coast Guard. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector New York received an emergency notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point (located at the tip of the Rockaway Peninsula and directly across from New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area and the Sandy Hook Bay), authorities said. Rescue crews, along with the Sandy Hoo…
Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 1 Man Located, 1 Remains Missing Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 1 Man Located, 1 Remains Missing
Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 1 Man Located, 1 Remains Missing The body of a 38-year-old Hudson Valley man who went missing after the small fishing boat he was in sank in the waters of the Long Island Sound off the coast of Fairfield County has been found. The incident began in Westport about 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 when a boater traveling in the area of Cockenoe Island found a man standing on a navigational buoy, Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police said. Original report: 2 Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound A second man and a woman were also rescued from the water. All three individuals were transported to a No…
On The Rocks: Vessel Becomes Stuck Off Coast Of Westchester On The Rocks: Vessel Becomes Stuck Off Coast Of Westchester
On The Rocks: Vessel Becomes Stuck Off Coast Of Westchester A vessel found itself between a rock and a hard place after becoming stuck in Long Island Sound off the Westchester coast.  The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 30, when a vessel became stuck on the Scotch Caps reef off the coast of Rye, according to Rye Police. Luckily, the vessel's operator was uninjured. With the help of the Westchester County and Mamaroneck Police Departments, the boat was eventually freed. Police used the incident as a warning to boaters to take care to avoid a similar crash. "Please make sure you follow buoys and channel markers as you operate on …
Capsized Boat Update: 1 Killed, 11 Injured When Tourist Vessel Overturns In NY Cave Capsized Boat Update: 1 Killed, 11 Injured When Tourist Vessel Overturns In NY Cave
Capsized Boat Update: 1 Killed, 11 Injured When Tourist Vessel Overturns In NY Cave This story has been updated. One person is dead and several others are hospitalized after a tourist boat capsized in a New York cave. Emergency crews along the Erie Canal were called at around 11:20 a.m. Monday, June 12, with reports that a vessel had capsized at the Lockport Cave, located in Lockport in Niagara County. The historic site is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Buffalo. Speaking at a press conference hours later, Lockport Mayor Michelle Roman said 28 passengers and one employee were onboard the boat, which was operated by Destination Niagara. One man, believed to b…
Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast
Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Who Went Missing While Fishing With Son Off Long Island Coast A search is underway for a 50-year-old missing boater off the Long Island coast. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a report at around 9:30 a.m., Saturday, July 3, that the man had fallen overboard from his boat in Northport Bay in Huntington while out with his son.  He is described as wearing dark clothes and was not wearing a life jacket, the Coast Guard said. Currently searching are crews from: Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck 45-foot resp…
One Missing After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound One Missing After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound
One Missing After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound Click here for an updated story - Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound One person is missing after a rowboat overturned on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 on Long Island's North Fork in Suffolk County off Route 48 in the village of Greenport, when the 9-foot long rowboat was in the area of the Cliff Side condominiums, Southold Town Police said. There were two people reported onboard, according to police. One person swam to shore and the other was unaccounted for, said police. The Greenport Fire Department, Su…