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Sex Trafficked Teen Was Drugged Kept On Long Island Yacht For Days, Dad Says After Arrest Made
An arrest has been made days after 14-year-old Emmarae Gervasi was rescued from a Long Island yacht after nearly a month missing, according to her father, who made the rescue, and local police.
Emmarae "Emma" Gervasi was last seen on Terrell Street in Patchogue around 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Her father, Frank Gervasi, found her on a boat named The Phoenix on Jan. 3, 26 days after her disappearance, thanks to an anonymous tip, he tells Daily Voice.
“The phone call I received was that she was on a boat in Islip, which I didn’t want to believe at the time,” he said in a video shared to Faceb…
Three, Including Two From Fairfield County, Jump To Safety After Yacht Bursts Into Flames
Three people, including a man and woman from Connecticut, jumped to safety after a 70-foot yacht caught fire and burned in New Hampshire.
The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18 on the Piscataqua River, near Little Harbor, about 60 miles north of Boston.
The vessel, "Elusive," a 2007 Marlow, was heading toward Wentworth Marina when a passenger noticed black smoke below the deck, the New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol said.
According to passengers, within minutes the boat completely filled with smoke, the Marine Patrol said, adding that that the three passengers, as w…
