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3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Nassau County 3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Nassau County
3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Nassau County Three people were rescued after their diving boat sank near the site of a shipwreck off the coast of Long Island. It happened at around 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, nearly three miles southwest of Long Beach. The US Coast Guard Sector Long Island responded after receiving text messages saying a boat was taking on water near the SS Iberia shipwreck with three people in the water. A crew from the agency’s Jones Beach station arrived and retrieved two divers and the vessel’s master from the water, officials said. The vessel master told them that the boat sank rapidly but he managed to escape th…

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by Michael Mashburn
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4 Rescued After Sailboat Overturns On Long Island Sound In Hempstead Bay 4 Rescued After Sailboat Overturns On Long Island Sound In Hempstead Bay
4 Rescued After Sailboat Overturns On Long Island Sound In Hempstead Bay Emergency responders from two counties teamed up to rescue several people after a sailboat overturned on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened around 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 Marine 7 of the Nassau County Police Department Marine Bureau Unit responded for reports of an overturned sailboat.  With the assistance of the Westchester Police Department, all four occupants were removed from the water and the sail boat was towed to shore by Town of North Hempstead Bay Constable.  The FDNY Marine Bureau was also at scene.  There were no injuries reported.  

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old, Furry Friend Rescued From Long Island Marina 20-Year-Old, Furry Friend Rescued From Long Island Marina
20-Year-Old, Furry Friend Rescued From Long Island Marina A man and his dog have some officers to thank for rescuing them from a Long Island marina. The early-morning incident happened in Patchogue, at Mascot Dock and Marina, at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27. Suffolk County Police said a 20-year-old Holbrook man was crabbing when his dog, a 2-year-old pit bull, jumped into the water. The man jumped in after her but was unable to exit the water. Fortunately for the pair, two Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers responded in their boat and pulled them to safety.  Both man and dog were unharmed.

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by Michael Mashburn
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Apparent Drowning: Babylon Woman Pulled From Connetquot River ID'd In Oakdale Apparent Drowning: Babylon Woman Pulled From Connetquot River ID'd In Oakdale
Apparent Drowning: Babylon Woman Pulled From Connetquot River ID'd In Oakdale Authorities are investigating the apparent drowning of a woman on Long Island. The incident happened Sunday morning, Aug. 4, in Oakdale. An employee of the Oakdale Yacht Club, located at 520 Shore Drive, called 911 at 8:07 a.m. after observing a woman in the Connetquot River.  The woman, Catherine Andreau, age 62, of Babylon, was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Suffolk County Police.  An investigation determined that Andreau, who was staying on a houseboat, jumped into the water at 1:30 a.m. to rescue her dog.  The dog was&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Duo Saved From Sinking Boat Off Long Island Coast Duo Saved From Sinking Boat Off Long Island Coast
Duo Saved From Sinking Boat Off Long Island Coast Disaster was averted when police rescued two Long Islanders from their sinking boat. It happened off the coast of Northport on Thursday, June 27, Suffolk County Police said. Just before 2 p.m. that day, Marine Bureau officers received a report that a boat, sitting about one mile north of Eatons Neck Lighthouse, was in distress. When officers arrived to aid, they found that the boat — a 1997 Bayliner Trophy — with its cabin and stern partially submerged. With the help of the Town of Huntington’s Harbor Master, authorities removed the water from the boat as it was being towed back to t…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Burning Vehicle After Crash In Fort Salonga Woman Rescued From Burning Vehicle After Crash In Fort Salonga
Woman Rescued From Burning Vehicle After Crash In Fort Salonga A woman was rescued from a burning vehicle after a crash overnight on Long Island. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, in Fort Salonga. Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct officers responded to a motor vehicle crash after three good Samaritans pulled the woman from the vehicle. Suffolk County Police said the 33-year-old woman, a resident of Northport, was driving a 2021 Hyundai Elantra northbound on Bread and Cheese Hollow Road when she swerved to avoid an animal in the street just north of Pulaski Street.  The Hyundai struck a utility pole, and b…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
4 Canoers Rescued From Long Island Sound After Capazing 4 Canoers Rescued From Long Island Sound After Capazing
4 Canoers Rescued From Long Island Sound After Capazing Four canoers were rescued from Long Island Sound after capsizing The incident occurred off Wading River around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21. According to the Suffolk County Police, the four boaters were almost a mile north of Wading River Beach when the two canoes capsized, and the occupants went overboard into 58-degree water. One of the boaters called 911, and Aviation Section officers found the people in the water and directed Marine Bureau officers to their location.  The canoers, three of whom were wearing life preservers, were taken aboard Marine Delta before being transfe…

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by Kathy Reakes