3 Men Saved From Sinking Boat On Long Island Sound

HUNTINGTON, NY — Three men were saved from a sinking boat on the Long Island Sound on Saturday morning, Suffolk police said.

Marine Bureau Officers Joseph Lanzisera and Tyler Smith were aboard Marine Bravo when they heard a mayday call for a sinking boat over VHF radio at 11:20 a.m. Within minutes, the officers found a partially submerged recreational 21-foot Trophy with three men on board. The boat was roughly half a mile north of Crab Meadow Beach in Huntington.

The passengers, Shawn Davis, 42, Vinson Davis, 56, and McCarthur Barker, 69, all of Hackensack, New Jersey, were all wearing life vests and were safely transferred to Marine Bravo. No one was injured.

The United States Coast Guard and the Town of Huntington Harbor Master also responded. The three agencies were able to pump out water from the vessel while towing it to Soundview Boat Ramp in Northport.