Coast Guard assists disabled vessel taking on water near the Throgs Neck Bridge

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/27/2017 03:52 PM EDT

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News Release  

July 27, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment New York
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Coast Guard assists disabled vessel taking on water near the Throgs Neck Bridge

 

NEW YORK – Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Kings Point assisted an 18-foot pleasure craft near The Throgs Neck Bridge in the Bronx, New York, Thursday.

At 1:35 p.m., the station boatcrew discovered a disabled vessel with two people aboard and sent two Coast Guard crewmembers aboard discovering it had approximately one foot of water in the bilge.

The Coast Guard boatcrew towed the pleasure craft to City Island in the Bronx, N.Y.

Instances like this are part of the reason the Coast Guard has vessels patrolling the waters of the United States. Our mission is to protect the public, the environment, and U.S. economic interests. We remain Semper Paratus by maintaining a presence in the nation's ports and waterways, along the coast, on international waters, or in any maritime region as required to support national security.

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