Police assisted in rescuing 10 passengers from a partially submerged boat on Saturday night in Sands Point, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Marine Bureau officers were out on “a routine patrol” Saturday night around 9:40 p.m. when they observed a 21-foot vessel taking on waves over its bow in Half Moon Bay off of the Sands Point coast.
“The vessel was partially submerged and had took on a large amount of water,” police said in a statement. “The officers immediately directed the passengers to put on their [United States Coast Guard] approved flotation devices and removed all 10 passengers.”
Officers then pumped the water out to make the boat operable and followed the operator to Minneford Marina on City Island in the Bronx. The nine remaining passengers were dropped off safely at the same marina.
No injuries were reported, but four summonses were issued for equipment violations, according to police.
