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Boating Incident
Galloway, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspected Intoxicated Boater Indicted For Deadly Galloway Township Crash, Prosecutors Say
An Atco man was accused of boating while intoxicated in a crash that killed a Tabernacle man in Galloway Township more than a year ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 42-year-old Jason Santo on Wednesday, Nov. 6 for second-degree vehicular homicide, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was charged in the death of 44-year-old Mark Risden. Investigators said Santo was intoxicated when he crashed his boat into the 141 Intracoastal Waterway marker in the Great Bay Inlet at around 12:06 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. Santo and three ot…
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
New Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 38-Year-Old Located, 1 Still Not Found
The body of a 38-year-old Hudson Valley man who went missing after the small fishing boat he was in sank in the waters of the Long Island Sound off the coast of Fairfield County has been found. The incident began in Westport about 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 when a boater traveling in the area of Cockenoe Island found a man standing on a navigational buoy, Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police said. Original report: 2 Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound A second man and a woman were also rescued from the water. All three individuals were transported to a No…
Rye, NY
Police & Fire
On The Rocks: Vessel Becomes Stuck In Long Island Sound Off Rye Coast
A vessel found itself between a rock and a hard place after becoming stuck in Long Island Sound off the Westchester coast. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 30, when a vessel became stuck on the Scotch Caps reef off the coast of Rye, according to Rye Police. Luckily, the vessel's operator was uninjured. With the help of the Westchester County and Mamaroneck Police Departments, the boat was eventually freed. Police used the incident as a warning to boaters to take care to avoid a similar crash. "Please make sure you follow buoys and channel markers as you operate on …
Brentwood, NY
News
Teens Saved From Near-Drowning On Long Island Sound After Boat Breaks Down
Two teenagers are lucky to be alive after being pulled from Long Island Sound miles away from shore. Emergency crews were called shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, July 5, after a 23-foot boat lost power about three miles north of Cutchogue, according to Southold Town Police. The 18-year-old operator told dispatchers that a 16-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl who were on the boat had jumped into the water without life jackets. Due to the strong current and winds in the area, the teens were pushed further away from the boat. More than a dozen police and fire marine units, including the Cutc…
Albany, NY
News
Capsized Boat Update: 1 Killed, 11 Injured When Tourist Vessel Overturns In NY Cave
This story has been updated. One person is dead and several others are hospitalized after a tourist boat capsized in a New York cave. Emergency crews along the Erie Canal were called at around 11:20 a.m. Monday, June 12, with reports that a vessel had capsized at the Lockport Cave, located in Lockport in Niagara County. The historic site is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Buffalo. Speaking at a press conference hours later, Lockport Mayor Michelle Roman said 28 passengers and one employee were onboard the boat, which was operated by Destination Niagara. One man, believed to b…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Boater Missing After Falling Into Water On Long Island
A teenager out boating with a friend has gone missing after falling overboard on Long Island. The incident happened at 11:30 p.m. on Monday, May 15. Nassau County police reported that two male teens, a 19-year-old and an 18-year-old, went out sailing on Centre Island in Oyster Bay Harbor in a 25-foot sailboat. Shortly after setting sail, the 19-year-old fell into the water, police said. Unable to see his friend from the boat, the 18-year-old called a friend who was onshore. The friend onshore, along with two others, took a boat out to the 18-year-old but were similarly unable to loc…
Hartford, CT
News
Connecticut
Deep
Seeking Public's Assistance In Locating Missing Boater
Officials in Connecticut are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 24-year-old Hartford County man who was reported missing after a boating incident on an area lake. The Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police (DEEP) responded to Brookfield Bay on Candlewood Lake on Sunday, May 29, when a man from Bristol went missing in the water while out with a group of friends. On Wednesday, June 1, DEEP issued an alert advising that Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police officers are seeking assistance from the community who may have been in the area of Brookfield Bay between 5:3…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Sailboat Capsizes Off Shore In Oyster Bay
Authorities rescued a man from a sailboat that had capsized off the shore of Long Island. The incident happened off the shore of Beekman Beach, located at 1 West End Ave. in Oyster Bay, at about 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers received a report that a small sailboat capsized and a man who appeared to be in distress was standing on the boat. Oyster Bay Constables rescued the man, and the Nassau County Police Marine Bureau towed the sailboat back to the shore, NCPD said. The man was treated for possible hypothermia at the scene and t…
Massapequa, NY
News
Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Who Went Missing While Fishing With Son Off Long Island Coast A search is underway for a 50-year-old missing boater off the Long Island coast. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a report at around 9:30 a.m., Saturday, July 3, that the man had fallen overboard from his boat in Northport Bay in Huntington while out with his son. He is described as wearing dark clothes and was not wearing a life jacket, the Coast Guard said. Currently searching are crews from: Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck 45-foot resp…
Paterson, NJ
News
Mysterious Upturned Boat Found At Base Of Paterson Great Falls (
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How did a jon boat end up at the base of Paterson Great Falls? That's the question local authorities were trying to solve Thursday morning. Firefighters responding to the scene found the 12- to- 14-foot boat with a small engine at the base of the falls, the city's public safety director Jerry Speziale told NJ.com. There was also some debris in the water, initial reports say. Paterson Rescue member Michael Scherer was driving by the scene on his day off when he spotted his guy working to recover the boat, he said in an Instagram post. All boats in the water had been accounted for, and the…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
One Missing After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound
Click here for an updated story - Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound One person is missing after a rowboat overturned on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 on Long Island's North Fork in Suffolk County off Route 48 in the village of Greenport, when the 9-foot long rowboat was in the area of the Cliff Side condominiums, Southold Town Police said. There were two people reported onboard, according to police. One person swam to shore and the other was unaccounted for, said police. The Greenport Fire Department, Su…
Stamford, CT
News
Report Of Boat In Distress, Passengers Yelling 'We Need Help' Draws Quick Response In Stamford
A late night boating expedition wound up resulting in a scare before first responders in Stamford could make the save of a drifting boat. The Stamford Emergency Communications Center received an emergency call at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, from residents at the Palmer Landing condo complex reporting that there was a vessel in distress in the water with its passengers shouting “we need help,” Fire Capt. Philip Hayes said Firefighters were dispatched near the hurricane barrier in the Stamford Harbor, along with Stamford EMS and members of the Stamford Police Department. A…
