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Hartford, CT
News
Teen Bitten By Shark On Memorial Day While Trying To Bring It On Boat: Reports
A teen boy was rushed to a hospital after a shark bit him while he was on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico on Memorial Day, according to reports. The 17-year-old was boating with his father and another person offshore near Galveston, Texas, ABC13 Houston and KPRC-TV reported. The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office received a call about the bite at around 3:50 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 25. The teen was trying to bring the shark on board when it bit him. His father immediately applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. The group was heading back toward the Galveston Yacht Basin when …
Armonk, NY
Politics
Trump To Reportedly Issue ‘Department Of War’ Executive Order
President Donald Trump has issued a new battle cry for the Pentagon, and with it, a new name. Trump has been hinting at the move for a while. From the Oval Office on Monday, Aug. 25, he said he wants to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War," saying, “We want defense but we want offense too.” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth replied at the time, “It’s coming soon, sir.” According to a document obtained by The Washington Post on Thursday, Sept. 4, the president plans to sign an executive order on Friday, Sept. 5 that “will refocus this Department on our national in…
Towson, MD
News
Explosion Aboard Vessel Shuts Down Baltimore Harbor Channel Near Key Bridge Site: Coast Guard
An explosion aboard a massive coal ship in Baltimore Harbor has shut down the Fort McHenry Federal Channel, the same stretch of water where the Key Bridge collapsed earlier this year, officials said. The Coast Guard said the blast happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, aboard the 751-foot merchant vessel W-Sapphire as it was leaving Baltimore Harbor with 23 crew members and two pilots on board. The W-Sapphire, carrying coal, reported the explosion while it was south of Fort Carroll. A fire broke out but was later extinguished, officials said. No injuries were reported. The cause of the…
Nassau, NY
Police & Fire
Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials
A 33-year-old Bronx, NY man has been charged with DWI in a boat explosion that forced 22 people into the water and 23 to the hospital on Saturday, June 7, officials said. Just before 9 p.m., police got a call reporting a boat fire in the Long Island Sound near Hart Island, a DCPI spokesperson said. The NYPD harbor and aviation units responded, as did the FDNY to assist in the rescue. Three people were pulled from the water by FDNY crews, and brought to a dock where EMS crews were waiting to begin CPR. The scene of the boat fire in New York. FDNY via Facebook The othe…
Hempstead, NY
News
Cargo Ship Captain Drugged, Raped Merchant Marine Cadet From Kings Point, DOJ Says
A former cargo ship captain is accused of drugging and raping a cadet from the US Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island. John Merrone, of South Carolina, surrendered to the FBI in New York Thursday morning, June 5, and was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on multiple charges including aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact. He was released on bond. Charging documents, obtained by Daily Voice, accuse Merrone of drugging a female cadet to the point she lost consciousness as the two were aboard a Liberty Maritime Corporation cargo ship traveling from Bahrain to Corpus Christi,…
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Low-Flying Helicopter Over Monsey, Spring Valley Line Prompts Police Response
A low-flying helicopter spotted over Rockland on Friday afternoon, May 23, prompted a police response and stirred concern among residents, authorities said. The incident happened around 2:32 p.m. on Friday near the border of Monsey and Spring Valley, according to the Ramapo Police Department. Officers were dispatched after a concerned resident reported a helicopter flying unusually low over the neighborhood. By the time police arrived, the aircraft had left the area. Witnesses later shared video footage showing the helicopter with what appeared to be a person waving from the fro…
Jersey City, NJ
News
3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Hoboken
Six people, including three children, were killed when a tour helicopter carrying a family crashed into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan. UPDATE: Harrowing Photos Show Tech CEO, Family Moments Before Deadly Hudson River Helicopter Crash Reports of a downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street in Lower Manhattan came in just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, the NYPD said on X. The chopper, operated by New York Helicopters, was carrying three adults and three children when it lost control shortly after turning at the George Washington Bridge to fly along …
Catskill, NY
News
River Rescue: Worker Hoisted To Safety After Spinal Injury On Cargo Ship Near Catskill
An injured cargo ship worker is recovering after a dramatic maritime medical evacuation on the Hudson River involving multiple agencies. The incident unfolded just before 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, when the Coast Guard’s New York Command Center received a distress report from a vessel traveling south on the Hudson River near Catskill. Aboard the ship was a 23-year-old male crew member who had sustained a spinal injury while working. The injured man, a fourth assistant engineer from China, was aboard the SHENG PING HAI—a freight vessel that had just departed Albany and was en route to Barran…
Long Beach Island, NJ
Police & Fire
Former Beach Haven Lifeguard, NC Officer Dies In Supermarket Shooting: 'He Was Amazing'
A New Jersey native who was a police officer in North Carolina was shot and killed at a Greensboro supermarket just two days before Christmas, authorities said. Officer Michael Horan died in the shooting while responding to a report of an armed man at a Food Lion on Monday, Dec. 23, the Greensboro Police Department said in a news release. The Beach Haven native was 44 years old. North Carolina Highway Patrol arrested Tarell McMillian, 34, about two hours away in Duplin County. The Greensboro man was charged with first-degree murder and was held without bond in the Guilfo…
Seaside Heights-Seaside Park, NJ
News
Dead Whale Found In Lavallette, Second Spotted Off Sandy Hook Coast: Marine Biologists
Two whales were found dead along the Jersey Shore about 24 hours apart, officials said. A dead minke whale was found off the coast of Sandy Hook in the Raritan and Lower bays on Thursday, Oct. 3, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) said in a news release. The whale was estimated to be between 16 and 18 feet long. The Coast Guard first notified the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS) and MMSC about the whale. Officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation found the animal, took pictures, and attached a tracking tag to it. New Je…
Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
News
Coast Guard Saves Two Girls, Two Men From Absecon Inlet In Separate Rescues
Four people were rescued by the Coast Guard in two separate incidents in Absecon Inlet, officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard Station Atlantic City responded to two rescues on Saturday, Sept. 21, the Coast Guard said in a news release. Brigantine police reported that two girls, 14 and 11 years old, were being swept out to the inlet on surfboards at around 11:47 a.m. Watchstanders issued a warning to boaters and a Coast Guard crew responded on a 29-foot boat. The girls were saved by the crew at around 11:55 a.m. They were returned to shore and brought to the Atlantic City sta…
Hillsborough, NJ
Obituaries
Flight Crew Raises $18K For Family Of Hillsborough Nurse Jay McChesney
A fundraiser has been launched to aid the family of Jay McChesney, a New Jersey father and flight nurse who died last month at 55 years old. Jay, of Hillsborough, died on Friday, Aug. 30, leaving behind his wife, Jennette and their three children, Jordan, James, and Joe. Nicknamed an "All American Hero," Jay was a founding member of the Atlantic Air 1 medevac team and was a nurse at Robert Wood Johnson after having spent 24 years serving in the Coast Guard. As of Tuesday, Sept. 3, more than $18,000 had been raised on the GoFundMe for the McChesney family, launched by members of Jay's f…
Hillsborough, NJ
Obituaries
Hillsborough Dad, Flight Nurse Jay McChesney Dies, 55: 'All American Hero'
Medical professionals across New Jersey are mourning the loss of Jay McChesney, a longtime nurse being remembered for his humility and genuine concern. Jay, whose birth name was James Paul, died on Friday, Aug. 30, according to his obituary on the Hillsborough Funeral Home website. He was 55 years old. A GoFundMe launched for Jay's family had raised more than $8,000 as of press time. Known affectionately by loved ones as the "All American Hero," Jay grew up in West Orange and went on to work at the Parsippany Pathmark, where he met his wife, Jenette Reilling, with whom he shared three chil…
Wildwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Boat Fire At Marina Sends Thick Smoke Into Sky Over Wildwood: Reports
A large boat caught fire at a marina in Wildwood, according to reports and social media posts. The fire broke out on a 41-foot boat named "Luv-It" at Schooner Island Marina at around 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, CBS Philadelphia reported. The Coast Guard said the boat was docked at the marina's fuel station when the flames sparked. No one was on the boat and no injuries were reported. Firefighters had the blaze put out by around 1:15 p.m. Schooner Island gas dock/boat fire Posted by Michelle Z Derer on Thursday, August 22, 2024 A drone video posted on Facebook by Don…
Quincy, MA
Lifestyle
'You'll Never Have To Leave': Pizza Guru Portnoy Gives Mass. Pizzeria Solid Score
It's all about personal preference, Dave Portnoy and the owner of a Quincy pizzeria waxed philosophically during one of the Barstool Sports CEO's latest "One Bite Pizza Reviews." Portnoy hit several pizzerias during his most recent, event-filled trip home to Massachusetts. His visit included taking the stage to sing "Revival" with the Zac Brown Band at Fenway Park and getting "lost at sea" (his words) off the coast of Nantucket and needing rescue by the Coast Guard. Related: 'Capt'n Dave' Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast After Boating Mishap He also stopped at Bravo Pizzeria at 5…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Missing Man, 85, Found During Late Night Thunderstorms At South Jersey Golf Course
An elderly man was found at an Atlantic County golf course overnight after he went missing for several hours in severe weather, authorities said. In a news release, Egg Harbor Township police said 85-year-old Mu Lee was reunited with his family at around 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17. Employees at Green Tree Golf Course reported him missing at around 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. Green Tree workers told police they were worried Lee hadn't been seen for several hours. He was known to play at the course and go golfing by himself. Lee's cellphone and other belongings were found …
Towson, MD
News
Third Body Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The body of a third construction worker missing in Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse has been recovered. On Friday, April 5, divers located the body of Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, 38, from the Patapsco River, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott said. Suazo-Sandoval was one of six workers missing since the March 26 collapse. The bodies of 35-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, and 26-year-old Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge on March 27. All six of the workers …
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Kayak Fisherman Found Dead In Jersey Shore River: State Police
A man fishing in a kayak was found dead in a Jersey Shore river, authorities said. Diego Ferreira, 37, of Long Branch, was found dead in the Navesink River in Middletown, a state police spokesperson said. Investigators said Ferreira was fishing in the river at night on Monday, Mar. 25. Ferreira was reported missing to state police at around 5:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 26. His body was recovered later that day. The Coast Guard, Middletown and Rumson police, and Sea Bright Fire Rescue helped the state police marine services bureau in the search. State police were continuing to investigate Fe…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Atlantic City Coast Guard Crew Helping Rescue Efforts
A Coast Guard crew from Atlantic City was helping with rescue efforts at the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, officials said. The Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was responding to the scene on Tuesday, Mar. 26, the military branch said in a news release. Coast Guard investigators and pollution responders were also on their way to what emergency officials have called a "mass casualty event." Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region command center received a report of the collapse at 1:27 a.m. A 948…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse (
Updates
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A large-scale search and rescue effort was under way Tuesday morning, March 26 in Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Multiple cars were sent into the water below, bringing the Coast Guard and emergency response teams to the scene along Interstate 695 at approximately 1:30 a.m., when a cargo ship struck a portion of the bridge. Two people had been rescued as of 10:20 a.m., according to the Washington Post. At least six other construction workers remain unaccounted for, and another hospitalized, the news agency said. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott decl…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Fishing Crew, Coast Guard Rescue Large Boat 85 Miles Off NJ Coast
A commercial fishing crew and the Coast Guard rescued four people aboard a 64-foot boat that broke down about 85 miles off the New Jersey coast, officials said. The Monica commercial fishing vessel became disabled due to transmission issues at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Coast Guard said in a news release. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from the Coast Guard station in Barnegat Light began heading towards the Monica. Before the Coast Guard arrived, nearby fishers on the Alexandria Dawn vessel heard the distress call from the Monica and went to help. The Alexandria Dawn crew…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Missing NJ Boater Reunited With Family After Week Adrift
A boater out of Jersey City was reunited with his family last week after he went missing sailing to Bermuda, the Coast Guard said. No one had heard from the mariner since Monday, Nov. 6, and the Coast Guard Atlantic Area command center began a search and rescue effort, the Coast Guard said. Another ship, the Time Bandit, heard an alert, and on Wednesday, Nov. 15, found a vessel that matched the description of the missing boat, the Coast Guard said. A Coast Guard boat based in Cape May arrived on the scene and was able to rescue the missing mariner and he was in stable condition. …
Lakewood, NJ
Weather
Hurricane Lee Expected To Bring Life-Threatening Rip Currents To Jersey Shore
The National Hurricane Center and Coast Guard are warning swimmers to be cautious of life-threatening rip currents in the wake of Hurricane Lee. Strong rip currents and rough surf along the Mid-Atlantic coast are expected to make the water dangerous — even for the strongest swimmers, authorities said. Even if the surface weather clears and beach conditions look favorable this weekend, rip currents remain a grave danger to recreational beachgoers and boaters, the Coast Guard said. Three men died due to rip currents at Jersey Shore beaches over the Labor Day weekend and there were more than …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Water Search Under Way In Seaside Park
A water search was under way Friday afternoon, Sept. 8 in Seaside Park, sources tell Daily Voice. Beachgoers reported multiple jet skis and a police boat in the water near N Street around 3:15 p.m. A video sent to Daily Voice shows a fire department SUV driving fast on the shoreline. Seaside Park Police Sgt. Andrew Casole at 6:30 p.m. said the search had ended for local officials, however, the Coast Guard remained looking. No one was reported missing and police never spotted a missing swimmer, Casole added. No emergency responders saw a swimmer in distress upon arrival, he said.
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Fake Federal Agent Steals Sailboat In PA River: Police
A man claiming to be a federal agent was chased down in a stolen sailboat in the Delaware River on Thursday, Aug. 16, according to authorities. City police were patrolling the river near Penn's Landing around 7 p.m. when a member of a sailing club flagged them down about a stolen vessel, the department said. A Philadelphia police boat cruised south and spotted the sailboat near the Walt Whitman Bridge, where a Coast Guard unit was already in pursuit, authorities said. The thief stopped the boat, identified himself as a federal agent, and told the Coast Guard team he was armed,…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
'We Gotta Save Them!' Skin Care Exec Details Rescue Of 4 Jersey Shore Boaters (
Video
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Joe Cabasso was minutes into his fishing trip at the Jersey Shore on Sunday, Aug. 6 when he heard yelling. "I had just put the rods in the water," the Long Branch dad tells Daily Voice. "A couple hundred feet away, I see guys screaming on a boat, and waving." The back of their boat was going under — fast (scroll for video). Cabasso was on his family's vessel, Gemini with eight other relatives in Sea Girt Reef. He yelled to his captain, Chris Davidson: "We gotta save them." And so, the Gemini — which was about three miles from the Manasquan Inlet — made its way over to the four boaters, a…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Locust Valley Man Found Dead In Waters On Cape Cod: Police
Update: Bourne Police report that Matthew Chamberlain was found dead on the riprap of the Cape Cod Canal. Police are looking for a 60-year-old man from Long Island who reportedly went missing in the waters on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this week. Nassau County resident Matthew Chamberlain, of Locust Valley, is believed to have parked his truck in the parking lot of the Bourne Bridge recreational area on the Cape Side on Monday night, Feb. 20, Bourne Police said on Facebook. Chamberlain's two dogs were with him, according to police. The Bourne Police Department is actively searching for …
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Update
: Missing NY Man Found Dead In Waters Of Cape Cod Canal, Police Say
UPDATE: Bourne Police report that Matthew Chamberlain was found dead on the riprap of the Cape Cod Canal. Police in Cape Cod are looking for a 60-year-old man from Long Island who reportedly went missing in the waters near the Bourne Bridge this week. Matthew Chamberlain, of Locust Valley, NY, is believed to have parked his truck in the parking lot of the Bourne Bridge recreational area on the Cape Side on Monday night, Feb. 20, Bourne Police said on Facebook. Chamberlain's two dogs were with him, according to police. The Bourne Police Department is actively searching for a possible m…
Alexandria, VA
News
Body Of 27-Year-Old Recovered From Water In Virginia Beach: Police
An off-duty officer recently spotted the body of a 27-year-old in the Sandbridge Beach area, police said. On Sept. 16, a body was recovered from the water in the 3100 block of Sandfiddler Road, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. After further examination of the body, officials confirmed it was Ryan Tew. Tew was reported missing by the Coast Guard on Sept. 14, authorities reported. "Most of you know my brother went out on the Chesapeake Bay Monday night and never returned home. They recovered his kayak 5 miles off Cape Henry." Tew's sister, Katy, posted on her Facebook pa…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency
Maryland State Police took to the skies to save a man at sea after a crew member suffered a medical emergency on a cruise ship sailing the Chesapeake Bay. The aviation crew from the state police Easton Section responded to the Chesapeake Bay off the shores of Kent Island over the weekend after receiving a call from the Coast Guard advising that there was a serious medical event taking place on the boat. Police said that the Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship was requesting immediate aerial evacuation of one of its crew members at approximately 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 …
Dorchester, MA
News
Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Off Nantucket
A Mexican national last known to be living in Virginia will spend nearly two decades behind bars after admitting to viciously attacking three former coworkers on a commercial fishing boat, killing one during a violent attack off the coast of Nantucket in Massachusetts. Franklin Freddy Meave Vasquez, 31, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 235 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault with a dangerous weapon. On Sept. 23, 2018, “The Captain Billy Haver” …
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