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Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Yahoo
Search suspended for missing fisherman after 3 killed when boat capsizes near Queens
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing 52-year-old fisherman who is presumed dead after his boat capsized in the waters off Queens Sunday, killing three of his friends. The search was ended for Bronx resident Vernon Glasford at 6 p.m. Monday, with his body still missing. Glasford was on the 30-foot Grady-White boat fishing boat when it began to take on water near Breezy Point near the entrance to the Ambrose Channel around noon Sunday. 'The decision to suspend a search is always difficult,' said Capt. Jonathan Andrechik, the Coast Guard Sector New York commander. 'Though our active search has ended, our support and sympathy remain with all those impacted by this tragic incident.' Six men were on the boat when it unexpectedly capsized, officials said. Two men survived, three died and Glasford was unaccounted for. Coast Guard crews responding to the capsized boat scoured 842 square miles during a 30-hour search, Coast Guard officials said. The search involved vessels of different sizes, helicopters, and small planes. Survivor Sewchand Maniram, 62, was captaining the boat when it began to take on water, his grandson told the Daily News Monday. 'One of the guys was feeling seasick so my grandfather took over driving to go back,' said Sachin Latchman, 18. 'There were a lot of waves and it seemed unnatural to my grandfather because he owned a boat too.' The men looked back and noticed the engine was already under water, according to Latchman. 'That's when it flipped,' he said. 'It happened all of a sudden. My grandfather climbed onto the bottom of the (upside down) boat.' The boat, which departed from a dock on Cross Bay Blvd. near 162nd Ave. in Howard Beach, began its trip on the Shellbank Basin, a narrow inlet leading to Jamaica Bay. The NYPD, FDNY, and New Jersey State Police assisted the Coast Guard in its search. A Coast Guard boat crew recovered three people from the capsized boat and rushed them to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., for treatment. A helicopter rescue crew dispatched from Atlantic City recovered one victim and an NYPD aviation crew found another within a few hours. Glasford was wearing a gray hoodie, blue jeans and black boots when the boat capsized. 'He went fishing Sunday and he didn't come home,' said Jenel Bobb, who lives in the same building as her brother in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. 'He didn't come home. He didn't call. We called and called and he didn't pick up,' said Bobb. 'It didn't add up. And then the Coast Guard called.'
NBC News
25-02-2025
- NBC News
A fourth person is presumed dead after a boat sank off the coast of New York City
NEW YORK — Three people died and a fourth person is presumed dead after a boat sank off the coast of New York City, authorities said Monday. Two others were hospitalized. The U.S. Coast Guard called off its search around 6 p.m. Monday after failing to locate 52-year-old Vernon Glasford, of the Bronx, the last of the six people who were aboard the Grady White. The 30-foot vessel went down 5 miles southeast of Breezy Point, Queens, after taking on water around noon Sunday during a recreational fishing excursion, the Coast Guard said. 'We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of Vernon Glasford,' said Capt. Jonathan Andrechik, the commander of Coast Guard Sector New York. 'The decision to suspend a search is always difficult. Though our active search has ended, our support and sympathy remain with all those impacted by this tragic incident.' The water temperature in the search area was about 38 degrees Fahrenheit. The other people aboard the boat were located Sunday. A Coast Guard boat crew recovered three people, a Coast Guard air crew recovered one person, and a New York City police aviation crew recovered another person. Four were unresponsive, the Coast Guard said. The NYPD said Monday morning that the hospitalized people were in critical condition and stable condition. The search covered approximately 842 square miles over the course of 30 hours and involved helicopters, planes, ships and small boats, the Coast Guard said.
Cedar News
25-02-2025
- Cedar News
New York boat disaster: 3 dead as Grady White vessel sinks during fishing trip
Join our Telegram Three people have died and a fourth person is missing after a boat sank off the coast of New York City. The Grady White vessel went down around five miles southeast of Breezy Point, Queens during a fishing excursion. Three people have been declared dead while a fourth – 52-year-old man Vernon Glasford – is presumed dead as he remains missing. Two other people have been rushed to hospital, the US Coast Guard told reporters.
Miami Herald
24-02-2025
- Miami Herald
At least three dead after fishing boat sinks in NY harbor, officials say. One missing
Authorities say they are searching for a 52-year-old fisherman after a boat capsized in a New York harbor, killing at least three and injuring two others. Rescue crews were dispatched after 12 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23 when the New York Coast Guard Sector was notified by emergency operators about a boat sinking near a neighborhood at the tip of Queens' Rockaway peninsula, according to a Feb. 24 U.S. Coast Guard news release. A total of five people were found and taken to hospitals, with four of the five being unresponsive, authorities said. At least three have died as of Feb. 24, WNBC reported. Names of the deceased have not been released. Authorities identified the missing person as Vernon Glasford, who 'was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, blue jeans, and black boots.' Glasford's cousin, David, described him as a frequent fisherman and a 'hardworking father' of three, ABC News reported. 'We don't know what to think. We just know that he's missing,' David Glasford told the outlet. According to the Coast Guard, the 30-foot-long Grady-White vessel left Howard Beach in the morning for a recreational fishing trip with six passengers. The cause of the incident remains under investigation. The water temperature in the search area as of Feb. 24 was about 38 degrees, authorities said.
