Coast Guard rescues 4 off Long Island

[MakoMatt]

Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters from 12-foot waves off Fire Island, report says

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer pulled four boaters to safety after their sportfishing yacht was overwhelmed by 12-foot waves off Fire Island Saturday evening, according to Newsday.

greaterlongisland.com

 

[longcast]

Yikes. Glad they made it.

 

[captmike28]

Coast Guard rescues 4 boaters from 12-foot waves off Fire Island, report says

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer pulled four boaters to safety after their sportfishing yacht was overwhelmed by 12-foot waves off Fire Island Saturday evening, according to Newsday.

greaterlongisland.com

What the heck are these people doing out in 12-foot seas in early April? If the CG rescue boat could not get out to assist them, they had no business putting everyone in such danger!

Damn lucky the Helicopter was able to reach them in time.

 

[Roccus7]

What the heck are these people doing out in 12-foot seas in early April? If the CG rescue boat could not get out to assist them, they had no business putting everyone in such danger!

Damn lucky the Helicopter was able to reach them in time.

Oh, but they must have passed their NY Safe Boating Course...

 

[MakoMatt]

What the heck are these people doing out in 12-foot seas in early April? If the CG rescue boat could not get out to assist them, they had no business putting everyone in such danger!

Damn lucky the Helicopter was able to reach them in time.

Those were my first thoughts too. What the heck were they doing out there in weather that the Coast Guard would not go out in.

Common sense appears not to be too common.

 

[Avenger]

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[MakoMatt]

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Here’s a video of the Coast Guard airlifting Captain Retard and 3 of his passengers off the boat. I’m giving the benefit of the doubt to the passengers that only the “captain” was a retard.

https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4451967/video-release-coast-guard-rescues-4-people-from-disabled-vessel-off-moriches-in/

 

[Avenger]

Agreed. If Captain Crunch decides to go out despite protests your options are only to jump overboard or stage a mutiny. And if you're an unknowing passenger, well... it's too late to take the class.

Mucho credit to Charlie Golf for their work.

 

[live bait]

Last news release I saw said the boat was left adrift, so what happens to the boat, doesn't look like a fishing boat.