Fire Island shoaling impacts Coast Guard response ability

Fire Island shoaling impacts Coast Guard response ability
NEW YORK – Due to severe shoaling impacts, the Coast Guard announced Friday that Coast Guard Station Fire Island will have limited ability to respond to emergencies offshore Fire Island Inlet, N.Y. Station Fire Island’s boat crews’ response capabilities are greatly affected by severe shoaling, which has been reported to extend the entire width of Fire Island Inlet and in the vicinity of buoy...