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Volume 12
May 2017 Edition
USCG Reminds Boaters to
Prepare Before Taking to
the Water
From 2014 to 2015, boating fatalities increased from 610 to
626, which reflects a 2.6 percent increase.
The U.S. Coast Guard wants to remind mariners
to be well prepared before heading out on the
water.
Several cases occurred over the past weekend
that demonstrate the significance of being pre-
pared prior to going out on the water.
Saturday afternoon, Coast Guard Sector Long
Island Sound received report of a disabled ves-
sel in Fire Island Inlet.
A rescue boatcrew from Coast Guard Station
Fire Island arrived on scene within an hour and
towed the 17-foot recreational vessel with two
people aboard to the Robert Moses Boat Basin
in Babylon, New York.
Coast
Guard
S t a -
tion Sandy
Hook was
launched after Coast Guard Sector New York re-
ceived reports of a disabled 45-foot recreational
vessel with four people aboard.
The vessel also reported that one of the people
aboard was experiencing chest pains and had a
history of heart problems.
The Station boatcrew arrived on scene, safely
transferred the man experiencing chest pains
aboard the rescue boat, and transported him to
awaiting Emergency Medical Services at Station
Sandy Hook in stable conditions.
The following day, a rescue boatcrew from Coast
Guard Station Kings Point responded to reports
of a disabled 25-foot recreational vessel with four
people aboard near City Island, N.Y.
Once on scene the rescue boatcrew safely towed
the vessel to Minneford Marina on City Island in
Bronx, N.Y.
Later Sunday evening, a rescue boatcrew from
(Learn More, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard and YouTube)
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