4 Men Rescued From Disabled Boat In Long Island Sound

Four men were rescued from a disabled boat after the boat operator could not pinpoint his location in the Long Island Sound on Sunday night, authorities say.

Police received a 911 call for a disabled 16-foot Sea Ray Bowrider with four men on board off of Bayville at 8:45 p.m. The caller, however, was unsure of his location, did not know how to light a flare and was having difficulty communicating due to a language barrier.

Officers explained how to light a flare to 911 operators, who relayed that to the operator of the disabled boat, who successfully lit the flare.

Nassau County Marine Bureau located the boat by using a signal from a cell phone located on the disabled vessel. The vessel was towed back to Oyster Bay. No injuries were reported.

The Marine Bureau worked with 911 Operators, NYPD Harbor and the U.S. Coast Guard to locate to the vessel.

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