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2 Rescued From Sinking Boat In Northport
Officers found a 1997 Bayliner Trophy boat's cabin and stern partially submerged in water after a distress call came in.
NORTHPORT, NY — Two people were saved from a sinking boat in Northport by Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers on Thursday.
A report came in that a boat was in distress approximately one mile north of Eatons Neck Lighthouse at 1:55 p.m., police said. Marine Bureau officers Erik Johnson and Timothy Dillon responded in Marine Bravo.
Officers found the 1997 Bayliner Trophy boat’s cabin and stern partially submerged in water. Officers and the Town of Huntington Harbor Master removed water from the vessel while Marine
Bravo towed the boat to the Soundview boat ramp in Northport.
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The operator of the boat, Maurice Arvon, 76, of Amityville, and passenger Stonie Hertzot, 71, of Deer Park, were not injured, police said.
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