Crime & Safety
Water Taxi, Boat Collide Off Fire Island
The US Coast Guard responded to a boating accident early Sunday morning and several people were reported injured.
The US Coast Guard and Suffolk Police are investigating a boating accident off Fire Island involving the collision of a water taxi and a small pleasure craft early Sunday morning.
Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a mayday transmission that two vessels had collided and there were several injured people, at approximately 2:30 a.m., according to a press release issued by the Coast Guard. There was no specific location provided by the Coast Guard.
A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Fire Island assessed and treated the injured boaters. Three people from the pleasure craft suffered injuries, including the boat operator, states the release.
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Both vessels were taken to a nearby marina to awaiting emergency medical services for further evaluation.
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