Coast Guard responds to deadly Sandy Hook harbor pilot accident
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/30/2019 12:56 PM EST
News Release |
U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York |
Coast Guard responds to deadly Sandy Hook harbor pilot accident
SANDY HOOK, N.J. – The Coast Guard responded with units from the New York Fire Department and New York Police Department Harbor Police to an incident where a Sandy Hook Harbor pilot fell while boarding the merchant vessel Maersk Kensington at 4:30 this morning.
The pilot, who was transported to a hospital on Staten Island by a Sandy Hook pilot vessel, eventually succumbed to injuries received in the fall. The name of the deceased is being withheld until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified.
The Coast Guard has begun an ongoing investigation into the circumstance surrounding the fall.
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