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3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Long Island 3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Long Island
3 Rescued After Dive Boat Sinks Near 1888 Shipwreck Off Long Island 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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Coast Guard Suspends Search For Possible Missing Kayaker Near Lloyd Neck Coast Guard Suspends Search For Possible Missing Kayaker Near Lloyd Neck
Coast Guard Suspends Search For Possible Missing Kayaker Near Lloyd Neck Search crews have suspended efforts to locate a potentially missing kayaker near Long Island. A boater contacted the US Coast Guard at around 12:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, after spotting an unmanned 15-foot kayak near the village Lloyd Harbor. The kayak was found to be carrying live bait, a fishing pole, and a backpack, officials said. Multiple Coast Guard vessels and helicopters, along with search crews from Nassau and Suffolk counties, spent over 27 hours searching more than 460 square miles but did not locate anyone. Anyone with information is asked to contact Coast Guard Sector Long Is…

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by Michael Mashburn