Coast Guard suspends search for missing paddle boarder near Jones Beach
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a paddle boarder who was last seen off Atlantic Beach, New York, on Sunday.
Missing is Gary Turkel, 41.
Turkel was reported missing by the Nassau County Fire Department at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Sunday.
A family member called local authorities and stated Turkel had gone out on a paddle board and had not returned. A lifeguard in the vicinity...
Coast Guard Rescues 2 Men After Boat Capsizes Near Fire Island
NEW YORK — A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Fire Island rescued two people after their personal watercraft capsized near Democrat Point, New York, at approximately 12:10 p.m. Saturday.
A nearby Coast Guard boatcrew was immediately diverted after receiving a report of the incident from a passing mariner who notified the Coast Guard via VHF-FM marine radio channel 16.
The Coast Guard boatcrew arrived...
Coast Guard, local agencies rescue distressed woman near Kismet Beach
NEW YORK — A Coast Guard Station Fire Island boatcrew rescued a woman in distress near Kismet Beach, New York, Monday.
At approximately 2:00 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received report, from Suffolk County Dispatch, of a woman who entered the water near Kismet Beach and was in distress.
Good Samaritans on the beach lost sight of the woman due to dense fog in the area...
Coast Guard rescues two distressed mariners near Fire Island, N.Y.
NEW YORK – Coast Guard crews coordinated in the rescue of two mariners in distress near Fire Island Inlet, New York, Friday.
At 1:23 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received a call from a 28-foot Albin sailing vessel via VHF-FM channel 16 reporting their vessel disabled and requiring Coast Guard assistance.
Sector Long Island Sound watchstanders diverted two Coast Guard...
Coast Guard Station rescues two rafters near Fire Island, N.Y.
New York – Coast Guard Station Fire Island crewmembers rescue two distressed rafters near Fire Island Inlet, Saturday.
At 1:34 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received a call from a good Samaritan reporting two women on a small rubber raft being swept out of Fire Island Inlet.
Sector Long Island Sound watchstandards diverted a Coast Guard Station Fire Island rescue boatcrew...
Coast Guard rescues 5 mariners in distress near Fire Island, N.Y.
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Station Fire Island crewmembers rescued five boaters in distress, Wednesday, near Snakehill Channel.
At approximately 9:30 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received a call from Suffolk County Dispatch reporting mariners in the water east of the Robert Moses Causeway Bridge.
One person aboard the boat called to report that their 27-foot pleasure craft...
Coast Guard, local agencies rescue kayaker near Fire Island Inlet
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Station Fire Island, Suffolk County Marine and Suffolk County air responded to a report of an overdue kayaker in Babylon, New York, near Gilgo State Park, Sunday.
While conducting search patterns near Fire Island Inlet, Station Fire Island located the distressed kayaker and rescued him from the water.
The kayaker was not wearing a lifejacket, and reported that he had been...
Coast Guard, local police apprehend intoxicated boaters in New York
State and federal marine law enforcement officers will be working together during Operation Dry Water, June 26-28 looking for boaters whose Blood Alcohol Content exceeds the legal limit of .08%. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard apprehended an intoxicated boater Saturday near Montauk Inlet, New York.
At approximately 9:00 p.m. a boatcrew from...
Three rescued, one deceased after tug sinks near Fire Island, New York
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard saved three men from the water Saturday, while a fourth man was later pronounced dead, after their tug sank one mile from Fire Island National Park, New York.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound Command Center received notification from the Vessel Traffic Service in New York of a sinking 65-foot tug with four people aboard at about 2:15 p.m.
Watchstanders...
