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Police find overturned boat, no one reported missing
RACHEL YOUNG PHOTO | Police searched for an overturned boat near Wildwood State Park Sunday. Local law enforcement responded to a report of an overturned boat floating in Long Island Sound near...
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Coast Guard, Bay Constables pull two men from Flanders Bay
GOOGLE MAPS | Authorities say two men were pulled from Flanders Bay Monday afternoon An unconscious man was pulled from Flanders Bay Monday afternoon after a boat sailing from the Long Island Aquarium...
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Cops: Report of plane crash in L.I. Sound a false alarm
PAUL SQUIRE PHOTO | Riverhead police Sgt. John Vail (center) scans the Sound as Police Officers Christopher Parkin (left) and Rich Freeborn watch on. Police and firefighters from across the area...
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Missing person report issued for owner of sinking boat
A police boat returns to the shore after officers were unable to locate a sailboat that had issued a distress call Sunday afternoon. The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing the search. (Credit: Grant...
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Body of missing boater recovered in Long Island Sound
A group of U.S. Coast Guard members in Mattituck Inlet Monday morning with the body of the missing boater. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro) The U.S. Coast Guard recovered the body of a missing boater east of...
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War along our shores: Tale of the Cutter Eagle
A modern painting depicting the October 1814 military engagement off Northville. (Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Academy Collection) It’s 1814, and the United States is at war. British frigates and brigs...
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Family: Crash victim was sweet man ‘crazed about planes’
Zubair Khan in 2006 with his brother-in-law Umar Niazi. Mr. Khan was killed Monday when his experimental plane crashed into the Long Island Sound near Mattituck. (Credit: Courtesy of Umar Niazi) When...
View ArticleGood Samaritan saves three in L.I. Sound near Wading River
A rescue by a Good Samaritan in the Long Island Sound near Wading River Saturday night led to confusion when the empty boat was recovered by emergency personnel who had no knowledge of the save Sunday...
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With icy air comes a frozen Long Island Sound
The Baiting Hollow shoreline was covered in ice this past week. The icing represents the worst freeze of Long Island Sound in decades, according to experts and historical accounts. (Credit: Jerry...
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Good Samaritan rescues two canoers from Peconic Bay
Two people were rescued from Peconic Bay after their canoe flipped over Wednesday afternoon near East Creek Marina in Jamesport, according to a U.S. Coast Guard official. Petty Officer 2nd Class...
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Two bodies found near where police searched for missing men
Rescuers were searching for two men who were swept out to the Long Island Sound while fishing near a boat launch in Wading River Saturday afternoon, authorities said. An 18-year-old man, a 20-year-old...
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Police identify fishermen killed in L.I. Sound in Wading River
UPDATE Suffolk County police confirmed early Sunday afternoon that the two men whose bodies were recovered in Shoreham are the fishermen who were swept into the Long Island Sound Saturday. The men...
View ArticleCoast Guard confirms Russian spy ship spotted off Long Island coast
A Russian ship — reportedly an intelligence vessel — was spotted sailing up the East Coast near Long Island in international waters, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday. The ship, which according...
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Coast Guard issues updated water safety guidelines
As the popularity of paddle craft — such as kayaks, canoes and stand up paddleboards — increases across the country, so have related marine incidents. According to the United States Coast Guard, 143...
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Body of missing boater recovered in Long Island Sound
A group of U.S. Coast Guard members in Mattituck Inlet Monday morning with the body of the missing boater. (Credit: Joseph Pinciaro) The U.S. Coast Guard recovered the body of a missing boater east of...
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War along our shores: Tale of the Cutter Eagle
A modern painting depicting the October 1814 military engagement off Northville. (Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Academy Collection) It’s 1814, and the United States is at war. British frigates and brigs...
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Family: Crash victim was sweet man ‘crazed about planes’
Zubair Khan in 2006 with his brother-in-law Umar Niazi. Mr. Khan was killed Monday when his experimental plane crashed into the Long Island Sound near Mattituck. (Credit: Courtesy of Umar Niazi) When...
View ArticleGood Samaritan saves three in L.I. Sound near Wading River
A rescue by a Good Samaritan in the Long Island Sound near Wading River Saturday night led to confusion when the empty boat was recovered by emergency personnel who had no knowledge of the save Sunday...
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With icy air comes a frozen Long Island Sound
The Baiting Hollow shoreline was covered in ice this past week. The icing represents the worst freeze of Long Island Sound in decades, according to experts and historical accounts. (Credit: Jerry...
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Good Samaritan rescues two canoers from Peconic Bay
Two people were rescued from Peconic Bay after their canoe flipped over Wednesday afternoon near East Creek Marina in Jamesport, according to a U.S. Coast Guard official. Petty Officer 2nd Class...
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