You are here: Home > Public Interest > Police Blotter
 

3 rescued from rubber boat in Jamaica Bay

Three people were rescued from a rubber boat in Jamaica Bay after it lost power.
3 rescued from rubber boat in Jamaica Bay

Three people were rescued from a rubber boat in Jamaica Bay after a Nassau County police patrol boat saw a small flashing light and responded late Sunday night, the police said.

The rubber boat had lost power and had drifted to a buoy about a mile offshore in rough seas, and the people on board had no radio or other means of communication, the police said.

The Marine Bureau boat, which was on security detail as the pope's homeward flight departed after his visit to New York City, spotted the flashing light at 10:50 p.m.

Marine Bureau police Officers Steven Haggerty and Bryan Comerford and Bureau of Special Operations police Officers Christopher Stein and Paul Behr took the three boaters on board, then towed the disabled boat and its crew to an Inwood boat ramp after the pope's flight cleared air space.

The names of the rescued boaters were not provided by the police in a Monday report.

By BY JOSEPH MALLIA
Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008

e-mail E-mail this page
print Printer-friendly page
 
 
Browse more...
Megan's Law
Nassau PBA History
Most Wanted
Crime Stats
Police Blotter
 
More in Police Blotter
 
Westbury man arrested in fireworks sales to kids
Westbury man arrested in fireworks sales to kids
Posted: Jul. 4, 2009
Acting on a tip from neighbors, cops saw children 13 and younger go into a home to buy fireworks.
Also: Link To Fireworks Displays
 
Cop's arm broken; man held in Roslyn Heights rampage
Cop's arm broken; man held in Roslyn Heights rampage
Posted: Jul. 2, 2009
A man on a rampage at his girlfriend's Roslyn Heights home broke a police officer's arm and attacked several other officers .
 
Nassau cops warn of band of sneaky burglars
Nassau cops warn of band of sneaky burglars
Posted: Jul. 1, 2009
Nassau police have issued an alert for residents to be wary of teams of itinerant con artists who approach victims at their homes.
 
 
Stay Informed
 
Please enter your Email Address: