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Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound

Massapequa, NY
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Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast
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…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Long Island Teen Recovered In Peconic Bay Body Of Missing Long Island Teen Recovered In Peconic Bay
Body Of Missing Long Island Teen Recovered In Peconic Bay The body of a missing Long Island teen was recovered in Peconic Bay overnight, the Coast Guard announced late Sunday morning, Jan. 3, according to the Coast Coast. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound personnel received a report from the Riverhead Police Department at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2 that the teen, Raistlin Ruther, departed Jamesport, at 8 a.m. Saturday in a blue kayak and did not return. Coast Guard Station Shinnecock boat crews and a Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod helicopter crew searched the area, along with Suffolk County Police, Southold Police, and other local partne…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Search Underway For Fisherman Who Went Overboard Off Long Island Coast Search Underway For Fisherman Who Went Overboard Off Long Island Coast
Search Underway For Fisherman Who Went Overboard Off Long Island Coast A search is underway for a missing fisherman who went overboard off the Long Island Coast. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound watchstanders received a radio distress call via VHF Channel 16 at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 about the incident that happened 16 nautical miles south of Montauk Point. The commercial fishing vessel Hope and Sydney reported that crew member Carl Whitney, 32, had gone overboard, the Coast Guard said on Sunday morning, Nov. 8.  The individual was reported wearing an orange T-shirt, jeans, and carrying a green duffle bag. He was not wearing a personal floa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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One Missing After Boat Overturns Off Long Island Coast One Missing After Boat Overturns Off Long Island Coast
One Missing After Boat Overturns Off Long Island Coast Click here for an updated story - ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Long Island Boating Accident Note: The original version of this report stated one was missing and three were missing. That information, initially reported, has been changed to two rescued, one missing. A third man in the boat who was removed from the water later died. One person is missing and three others were hospitalized after a boat overturned off the Long Island coast. The incident happened late Saturday morning, May 2 south of Point Lookout in Nassau County. At 10:08 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound com…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stamford, CT
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High-Profile Attorney, HS Teacher ID'd As Remaining Victims In Fatal Plane Crash High-Profile Attorney, HS Teacher ID'd As Remaining Victims In Fatal Plane Crash
High-Profile Attorney, HS Teacher ID'd As Remaining Victims In Fatal Plane Crash Click here for an updated story: Teacher, Attorney From Area Killed In Plane Crash Were In Long-Distance Relationship A high-profile attorney based in Fairfield County and a female teacher were identified Tuesday as the final victims of the small-plane crash that killed three people on Saturday. The pilot of the small plane with three aboard that crashed in the waters off the Hamptons late Saturday morning had been identified on Monday as 41-year-old Munidat "Raj" Persaud, the owner of a Danbury flight training company. The other two victims were 53-year-old Richard Terbrusch, a …

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by Joe Lombardi
Greenwich, CT
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Coast Guard Calls Off Search After Adrift Paddleboard Found Off CT Coast Coast Guard Calls Off Search After Adrift Paddleboard Found Off CT Coast
Coast Guard Calls Off Search After Adrift Paddleboard Found Off CT Coast The Coast Guard suspended its search Friday morning for a possible person in the water following the report of an unmanned adrift paddleboard approximately a quarter mile southwest of Calf Island. The search began Thursday evening when watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received notification of the white and blue paddleboard with no identifiable markings, the Coast Guard said. No one was reported missing or in distress in the area. Assets included in the search: A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Eaton’s Neck A 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Sound Two-Day Search For Missing Teen Kayaker Suspended Long Island Sound Two-Day Search For Missing Teen Kayaker Suspended
Long Island Sound Two-Day Search For Missing Teen Kayaker Suspended Related story: Search For Missing Boyfriend, Girlfriend Suspended After Sailboat Found On Long Island Sound The Coast Guard suspended a two-day search Tuesday at 5 p.m., for a missing teen kayaker in the water near the mouth of the Connecticut River to the Long Island Sound. Missing is William Zadrozny, an 18-year-old reportedly wearing work boots, a gray and yellow jacket, and jeans. “After working with our port partners to search extensively throughout the night and today, we’ve made the difficult decision to suspend the search,” said Cmdr. Andrew Ely, chief of response, Coast Guard Sect…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fairfield, CT
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Coast Guard, Crews Search For Missing Teen Kayaker In Connecticut River Coast Guard, Crews Search For Missing Teen Kayaker In Connecticut River
Coast Guard, Crews Search For Missing Teen Kayaker In Connecticut River Update The Coast Guard suspended their search Tuesday at 5 p.m., for a missing teen kayaker in the water near the mouth of the Connecticut River. Missing is William Zadrozny, an 18-year-old reportedly wearing work boots, a gray and yellow jacket, and jeans. “After working with our port partners to search extensively throughout the night and today, we’ve made the difficult decision to suspend the search,” said Cmdr. Andrew Ely, chief of response, Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound. “The decision to suspend is never made lightly, and our hearts go out to the family and friends of William Z…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Search For Missing Pair Suspended After Sailboat Found On Long Island Search For Missing Pair Suspended After Sailboat Found On Long Island
Search For Missing Pair Suspended After Sailboat Found On Long Island Related story: Long Island Sound Two-Day Search For Missing Teen Kayaker Suspended The search for two missing persons last heard from early Sunday morning on the Long Island Sound off the coast of eastern Connecticut was suspended after a 14-foot white-and-blue sailboat with no mast was found on Truman Beach, near Greenport in Suffolk County. Missing are Spencer Mugford, 21, and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Sophia McKenna, who were last seen shown paddling on a vessel originally thought to be a kayak via social media at 2 a.m., Sunday. Authorities now believe the two were using a Universi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Boyfriend, Girlfriend Go Missing On Long Island Sound Boyfriend, Girlfriend Go Missing On Long Island Sound
Boyfriend, Girlfriend Go Missing On Long Island Sound Update The search for two missing persons last heard from early Sunday morning on the Long Island Sound off the coast of eastern Connecticut was suspended after a 14-foot white-and-blue sailboat with no mast was found on Truman Beach, near Greenport in Suffolk County. Missing are Spencer Mugford, 21, and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Sophia McKenna, who were last seen shown paddling on a vessel originally thought to be a kayak via social media at 2 a.m., Sunday. Authorities now believe the two were using a University of Connecticut sailboat and not a kayak. “Suspending a search for missing …

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