Crime & Safety
Islip Man Injured In Boat Explosion: Police
The boat was secured to a dock in Islip Canal, police say.
ISLIP, NY — A man was injured in a boat explosion in Islip on Thursday night, Suffolk County police said.
The explosion happened around 10:15 p.m. on a sailboat secured to a dock in Islip Canal.
Police officers arrived to a strong smell of gas, boarded the vessel to locate the source, and found a 44-year-old Islip man in the wreckage. He was carried safely to shore.
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The man was flown to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Police also disabled and secured a leaking propane tank.
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Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau, Town of Islip HAZMAT team, the US Coast Guard, Islip Fire
Department and Exchange Ambulance of the Islips, also responded to the scene.
A preliminary investigation found the cause of the explosion didn't appear criminal in nature.
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