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Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials
Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials A 33-year-old Bronx, NY man has been charged with DWI in a boat explosion that forced 22 people into the water and 23 to the hospital on Saturday, June 7, officials said. Just before 9 p.m., police got a call reporting a boat fire in the Long Island Sound near Hart Island, a DCPI spokesperson said. The NYPD harbor and aviation units responded, as did the FDNY to assist in the rescue. Three people were pulled from the water by FDNY crews, and brought to a dock where EMS crews were waiting to begin CPR.  The scene of the boat fire in New York. FDNY via Facebook The othe…

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by Zak Failla
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Cargo Ship Captain Drugged, Raped Merchant Marine Cadet From NY, DOJ Says Cargo Ship Captain Drugged, Raped Merchant Marine Cadet From NY, DOJ Says
Cargo Ship Captain Drugged, Raped Merchant Marine Cadet From NY, DOJ Says A former cargo ship captain is accused of drugging and raping a cadet from the US Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island. John Merrone, of South Carolina, surrendered to the FBI in New York Thursday morning, June 5, and was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on multiple charges including aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact. He was released on bond. Charging documents, obtained by Daily Voice, accuse Merrone of drugging a female cadet to the point she lost consciousness as the two were aboard a Liberty Maritime Corporation cargo ship traveling from Bahrain to Corpus Christi,…

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by Michael Mashburn
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3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Lower Manhattan 3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Lower Manhattan
3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Lower Manhattan Six people, including three children, were killed when a tour helicopter carrying a family crashed into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan. UPDATE: Harrowing Photos Show Tech CEO, Family Moments Before Deadly Hudson River Helicopter Crash Reports of a downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street in Lower Manhattan came in just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, the NYPD said on X.  The chopper, operated by New York Helicopters, was carrying three adults and three children when it lost control shortly after turning at the George Washington Bridge to fly along …

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by Michael Mashburn & Sam Barron
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River Rescue: Worker Hoisted To Safety After Spinal Injury On Cargo Ship From Albany River Rescue: Worker Hoisted To Safety After Spinal Injury On Cargo Ship From Albany
River Rescue: Worker Hoisted To Safety After Spinal Injury On Cargo Ship From Albany An injured cargo ship worker is recovering after a dramatic maritime medical evacuation on the Hudson River involving multiple agencies. The incident unfolded just before 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, when the Coast Guard’s New York Command Center received a distress report from a vessel traveling south on the Hudson River near Catskill. Aboard the ship was a 23-year-old male crew member who had sustained a spinal injury while working. The injured man, a fourth assistant engineer from China, was aboard the SHENG PING HAI—a freight vessel that had just departed Albany and was en route to Barran…

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by Michael Mashburn