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Boating Accidents
Milford, CT
Police & Fire
3 Pulled From Long Island Sound Off Milford After Boat Sinks; 1 In Critical Condition
Three people were pulled from Long Island Sound after the boat they were on sank on Monday, Nov. 4, authorities said. All were taken to an area hospital for treatment with one person in critical condition. The Mayday call went out around 12:45 p.m. for a vessel that was going down somewhere in Milford Harbor, fire officials said. Milford Marine Units and the US Coast Guard responded. A quick-thinking oyster boat captain, having heard the distress call, went to the area and found the craft completely submerged with the three boaters in the frigid waters about two miles offsh…
Old Saybrook, CT
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 2 Missing In Old Saybrook Boating Accident
A man is dead, and two people are still missing following a boat accident in Connecticut. The incident occurred in Middlesex County in Old Saybrook around 9:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2. According to Will Healey, spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Police, multiple agencies responded and found a single motorboat floating, half-submerged, near the Harbor One Marina in Old Saybrook. "There was significant damage to the boat, which hit the east-facing jetty at the mouth of the Connecticut River," said Healey. A total of nine people were on the boat. An…
Long Beach Island, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Dismembered In Harvey Cedars Boating Accident, Report Says
A boating accident was under investigation at a New Jersey beach, police said Sunday, Aug. 25. Harvey Cedars police did not detail that accident and said only that it was "tragic" and under investigation with New Jersey State Police. According to NBC Philadelphia citing a source, a teen girl was dismembered after being run over by the boat, operated by her father. "As the investigation is in its preliminary stages, we ask that you keep the family and community in your thoughts and prayers," Harvey Cedars police said. Click here for more from NBC Philadelphia.
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
News
Man Fell Off Pontoon In Cape May County, Gashed By Boat's Propeller: State Police
A man was hospitalized after he was hit by a pontoon boat's propeller in Cape May County, authorities said. A state police spokesperson said the 51-year-old man fell off the front of the pontoon when it hit a large wake in Lower Township at around 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. The propeller gashed open the man's stomach and one of his arms. He was rushed to a nearby hospital. The man was expected to survive his injuries, police said.
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Boater, 29, Recovered Day After Vessel Capsizes On NJ Lake, Police Say
The body of a 29-year-old man was recovered from a New Jersey lake more than 24 hours after the boat he was on capsized, police said. The Old Bridge man, who was not identified by name, was recovered by search teams on Prospertown Lake in Jackson Township just before 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said. Jackson police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a capsized boat on the lake around 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, the chief said. Police boats and divers were deployed Saturday afternoon in an effort to find the missing boater, Kunz said. Officials from NJ Fi…
Danbury, CT
News
Update: Bodies Of 2 Missing Danbury Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake
The bodies of two Fairfield County men who were missing after jumping from a boat in Candlewood Lake have been recovered by police. Related: New Update: Missing Candlewood Lake Swimmers ID'd As Men Ages 38, 26 The two men, identified as 26-year-old and 38-year-old Danbury residents, were found by the Connecticut State Police dive team and the Danbury Police dive team in Candlewood Lake in Danbury on Thursday, July 18. The names of the victims have not been released pending notification of family. According to James Fowler, a spokesperson for the state Department of Energy and…
Fredericksburg, VA
News
Parents Badly Burned After Lake Anna Boat Fire Face Long Road To Recovery
It looks to be a long, uphill battle for the parents of young children who suffered serious burn injuries when their boat caught fire at a Virginia marina over the holiday weekend. On Friday, July 5, Samantha Graham and her fiancé Philip Wright were on the water with their child and a family friend waiting to watch some fireworks when a "traumatic freak accident" turned a fun family event into a nightmare. The incident reportedly happened while they were gassing up at High Point Marina in Spotsylvania County. According to Graham's mother, Philip suffered serious burns to his lower bod…
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Attleboro Man ID'd As Body Pulled From Mass Reservoir
A 42-year-old Attleboro man has been identified as the person that police found drowned at a water reservoir in Bristol County on Monday, June 3, authorities said. Ronald Carty was reported missing around 7:30 p.m. at the Norton Reservoir after he dove into the water and did not resurface, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. He'd been boating with two other men for about an hour when he jumped into the water. They attempted to rescue him but couldn't, the DA's office said. First responders pulled him from the water around 11 p.m., officials said. …
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
18 Rescued Following Westport Rowing Club Accident At Compo Beach
Eighteen teens and juveniles, in addition to several others, were rescued after three rowing sculls overturned and the chase boat took on water at a Fairfield County beach. The incident occurred off Westport off Compo Beach on Long Island Sound around 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 20. According to Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police, police, fire and EMS responded to Compo Beach on a report that numerous people were in the water after a boat capsized. Responding units found a chaotic scene of youths swimming to shore, arriving by boat, and some still in the water near Cockenoe Isla…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Missing Boater As Brick Man, 21
A 21-year-old man from Brick has been identified as the boater who went missing last week in Manasquan Inlet, authorities said. Derek Narby has not been located, New Jersey State Police said Monday afternoon, Sept. 18. The vessel was struck by a wave and capsized, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The boat sank, and two others aboard were rescued. The stern portion of the vessel was located in approximately 30 feet of water off the north jetty of the Manasquan Inlet on Sunday, Sept. 17, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman. The two rescued men are the father and brother of N…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
4 Clinging To Overturned Jersey Shore Sailboat Rescued By
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Four people clinging to an overturned sailboat were rescued overnight, the US Coast Guard said. The vessel, dubbed "Eagle," capsized off the coast of Sandy Hook sometime around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 30, when a distressed call came in, the agency said. The vessel reported they had run aground and were taking on water. A Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook crew and Coast Guard Cutter Beluga (WPB-87325) crew were launched to search for the Eagle. Assisting in the search were FDNY, NYPD aviation and NYPD harbor units. At 2 a.m., NYPD aviation found the sailing vessel Eagle, with all four boaters cli…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Missing Maryland Boater Drowned, Police Say
A boater who had been missing since Monday, July 3 has drowned, Maryland's National Resources Police said. The boater's body was recovered on Wednesday, July 5, Megan McGinn-Meals of the NRP said. Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and Anne Arundel Fire Company had been searching for him ever since unmanned boat was spotted circling in Curtis Creek near Solley's Cove Park in Curtis Bay, McGinn-Meals said. The individual's name is being withheld at the request of the family, McGinn-Meals said. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook…
Brentwood, NY
News
ID Released For 28-Year-Old Who Went Missing After Falling From Boat On Great South Bay
New Update: Search Suspended For Missing Massapequa 28-Year-Old Who Fell From Boat On Great South Bay The identity has been released of a man who went missing after falling from a boat on Long Island. The incident happened just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7. Suffolk County Police say the 28-year-old Massapequa man was alone on a 22-foot Progression speedboat on the Great South Bay when he fell into the water at around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7. Earlier report - Boater Goes Missing In Suffolk County After Falling Into Water On Great South Bay Suffolk County Police …
Lakewood, NJ
News
Coast Guard Rescues Pair From Vessel Grounded Off Jersey Shore
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two boaters after their vessel ran aground off the coast of Ocean County, authorities said. Coast Guard watchstanders received an initial radio alert Monday night, April 3, and tried to make callbacks but were unsuccessful, they said in a press statement. As units prepared to respond, the Coast Guard received a report from the New Jersey State Police that a 38-foot vessel ran aground on the north jetty of Barnegat Inlet. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light launched a 45-foot response boat medium and a 27-foot utility boat. Once on scene, the crew of the 27-foo…
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
News
Firefighters Rescue 3 Jersey Shore Boaters From Rough Waters
Three boaters were rescued by firefighters from rough currents after jumping off their sinking vessel, authorities said. The incident occurred on Sunday morning about a half-mile off Corson’s Inlet State Park as they were exiting the inlet in Ocean City, New Jersey State Police said. "The vessel began to submerge, and the occupants jumped into the water," State Police SFC Lawrence Peele said. "Prior to arrival by troopers, members of the Strathmere Fire Department located the occupants and transported them to land," Peele said. No one was hurt.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Video Shows Helicopter Rescue Of Injured Boater 100 Miles Off NJ Coast
A 60-year-old boater was rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter nearly 100 miles off the coast of New Jersey over the weekend (scroll for video). The man had fallen aboard the 31-foot pleasure craft, Reely, on Sunday, and notified watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. The Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was sent, and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crew to assist 104 miles off the Atlantic City coast, the Coast Guard said. The cutter Tahoma crew arrived on scene and launched an Over-the-Horizon smallboat crew with a health service technician ab…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
Search Underway For Fisherman Whose Boat Capsized In Hudson Valley River
Emergency crews were searching for a missing fisherman in the Hudson Valley Thursday afternoon, Sept. 8. State police and other first responders in Orange County were called at around 7:30 a.m. to an area of the Delaware River in the town of Deerpark with reports of a missing fisherman. Investigators determined that two men had been fishing on the river near Cherry Island State Park when their boat capsized. One of the men made it to shore and received medical treatment, police said. The other man has not been seen since. He was not wearing a life jacket at the time, according to reports…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Lake Hopatcong Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Speed Boat Under Investigation: Marine Police
Authorities are seeking clues about a hit-and-run crash involving a speed boat on Lake Hopatcong. A white speed boat overtook and struck and back of a pontoon boat near Elba Point on Lake Hopatcong around 9:40 p.m. on Monday, July 11, according to the Lake Hopatcong Commission, which cites the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit. HIT AND RUN The New Jersey State Police Marine Unit is seeking information about a hit and run near Elba Point on Lake... Posted by Lake Hopatcong Commission on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 The white speed boat may be damaged on the front, the commission said. Scr…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
South Jersey Woman, 56, Killed When Boat Sinks
A 56-year-old woman from Cumberland County was killed when a boat she was on sank near Atlantic City, authorities said. The 20-foot Bayliner boat capsized at 8:02 a.m. on Monday, May 30, in Absecon Bay, according to New Jersey State Police. The woman who died was identified as Lisa Maxey of Bridgeton, a state police spokeswoman said. There were four others on the boat when it overturned, she said. Maxey's niece wrote on Facebook, "You meant so much to everyone. . .You were an amazing individual and a wonderful aunt." The incident remains under investigation.
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Stamford Coast
A second man has died after four boaters were pulled from the cold waters of the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. "We are saddened to report one additional fatality from this morning’s water rescue on the Long Island Sound," the Stamford Fire Department announced Sunday afternoon, April 17. Two others remain in critical, but stable condition. First-responders in Fairfield County received notification of a small boat in distress off of Shippan Point in Stamford at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday. A total of 22 Stamford firefighters responded as part of a marine rescue response, which included…
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters
New Jersey State Police have identified the two boaters who they said went missing on the Delaware River over the weekend. A search and rescue mission was launched Saturday for Joseph P. McLaughlin, 24, and Brian S. Palangi, 26, both of Deptford, New Jersey State Police spokesperson Adam Dewechter said. Their boat capsized near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m., sending them and a third victim overboard, authorities said previously. The third victim was recovered by responders that afternoon, but McLaughlin and Palangi remained missing as of Monday morning, NJSP …
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Female Fisherman Dies After Boat Capsizes In Susquehanna River
A female fisherman died after the boat she was on capsized in the Susquehanna River Friday night, authorities said. The boat's occupants, all from Duncannon, were fishing near the York Haven Hydro Station when the vessel capsized near 111 Collins Road in Conoy Township just after 8:50 p.m., Susquehanna Regional Police Department said. The occupants were ejected and rescued by the Bainbridge Fire Department, who transported to them Penn State Hershey Medical Center for treatment. Christina Elaine King was identified as one of the occupants and later pronounced deceased. …
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Charged With BWI After Crash Sends Now Missing Passenger Overboard
A Long Island man has been charged with boating while intoxicated after the vessel he was operating struck a jetty and one of his passengers went overboard and is now missing. Jack Benjamin, age 25, of Farmingville, was operating a 2003 Parker center console boat in the Great South Bay when the vessel struck a jetty in Sayville at the end of Browns River Road at around 1:25 a.m. Monday, July 5, Suffolk County Police. A male passenger, also age 25, who was not wearing a life jacket, was thrown overboard, according to police. Suffolk County Police officers, personnel from multiple…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Boating While Intoxicated After Vessel Hits Rocks, Injuring One, Police Say
A Westchester man was arrested for operating a vessel while intoxicated after the boat he was operating ran aground on rocks, injuring one person. Kurt Getz, age 33, of Rye, was arrested on Wednesday, June 16, by the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department after they responded to a vessel in distress after receiving a report from the Larchmont Police of receiving multiple reports, said Mamaroneck PD Lt. Mark Gatta. Bay constables from the Village of Mamaroneck’s Marine Unit responded and located the vessel, which had run aground on the rocks, in the area of Flagler Drive in Mamaroneck.…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Sussex County Fisherman, 57, Goes Overboard, Dies On Jersey Shore
A 57-year-old Sussex County man died when he fell off his boat on the Jersey Shore Saturday, New Jersey State Police said. The Scott Sabisch, of Glenwood, fell from the 37-foot vessel in Sandy Hook Bay at 2:53 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. Sabisch was unresponsive and later pronounced dead, Curry said. The incident remains under investigation.
Brentwood, NY
News
ID Released For Man Killed After Boats Collide On Long Island
The identity has been released for a man killed after two boats collided on Long Island. The accident happened on Saturday, Aug. 1 at around 6:45 p.m. near Cow Meadow Park in Freeport Creek, Nassau County Police said. All seven passengers were transported to a local hospital in a Nassau County Ambulance. A 25-year-old man, now identified as Jorge Soto, 25, of Freeport, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead by a hospital staff physician. Four victims had minor injuries, while two passengers sustained serious trauma. The Nassau County Marine Bureau responded to the cras…
Brentwood, NY
News
One Killed, Several Injured After Boats Collide On Long Island
One person was killed and several injured after two boats collided on Long Island. The accident happened on Saturday, Aug. 1 at around 6:45 p.m. near Cow Meadow Park in Freeport Creek, Nassau County Police said. All seven passengers were transported to a local hospital in a Nassau County Ambulance. A 25-year-old man suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead by a hospital staff physician. Four victims had minor injuries, while two passengers sustained serious trauma. The Nassau County Marine Bureau responded to the crash. The investigation into this incident continues. C…
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Three Rescued From Capsized Boat Off Darien Coast
Three boaters were rescued in Fairfield County after their boat overturned, leaving them stranded. The Darien Police Marine Division was hailed shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 26 alerting them of a sinking 23-foot Donzi in Ziegler’s Cove. Police said that when the boat arrived at the scene, they found the overturned vessel partially submerged with three stranded boaters. The three rescued boaters were taken on a Norton Fire boat and transferred to the Darien Police Department’s boat. No injuries were reported. Responding officers attempted to tow the submerged vessel, but it had tak…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Body Of Capsized Boat Operator Recovered, ID'd As Morris County Man
The body of a 68-year-old Morris county man was recovered from Crescent Cove in Hopatcong, hours after the boat he was operating capsized Wednesday, authorities said. Divers from the New Jersey State Police Dive Team recovered Curtis Mulch's body from the water sometime after 3 p.m., Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Mulch, of the Landing section of Roxbury, was pronounced dead just before 3:30 p.m., Goez said. A water search was launched at approximately 11 a.m., when the weed harvester Mulch was operating capsized, and Mulch didn't emerge. Photos of the weed harvester were posted to Facebook …
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Body Of Capsized Boat Operator Recovered, ID'd As Morris County Man
The body of a 68-year-old Morris County man was recovered from Crescent Cove in Hopatcong, hours after the boat he was operating capsized Wednesday, authorities said. Divers from the New Jersey State Police Dive Team recovered Curtis Mulch's body from the water sometime after 3 p.m., Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Mulch, of the Landing section of Roxbury, was pronounced dead just before 3:30 p.m., Goez said. A water search was launched at approximately 11 a.m., when the weed harvester Mulch was operating capsized, and Mulch didn't emerge. Photos of the weed harvester were posted to Facebook …
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
LI Woman Killed After Colliding With Bulkhead While Being Towed Behind Boat
A woman was killed while being towed behind a boat and collided with a bulkhead. Nassau County Police said the woman was killed around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, June 21, in Oceanside. According to detectives, a 55-year-old man was operating his boat in Parsonage Cove and towing Sabina Singh, 26, of Baldwin, behind the boat in a recreational tube when she collided with a bulkhead of Middle Bay Country Club. Singh was loaded back onto the boat and transported to Ann Street in Baldwin, police said. Responding officers transported Singh to a local hospital in an ambulance where she wa…
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