From Newsday...
"NYC police say 2 dead in Hudson River boating accident
4:22 AM EDT, October 21, 2007
NEW YORK - Two people are dead and two others have been rescued after a collision between a barge and a 24-foot yacht in the waters off Coney Island.
The U.S. Coast Guard says they received an emergency call Saturday night reporting the crash from the tugboat towing the barge through the Ambrose Channel.
Rescue boats from New York and Sandy Hook, N.J., launched in response. The New York Police Department deployed two rescue helicopters and divers.
One person was found in the water by a fishing boat. The victim was taken to a hospital on Staten Island. None of the victims have been identified."
"NYC police say 2 dead in Hudson River boating accident
4:22 AM EDT, October 21, 2007
NEW YORK - Two people are dead and two others have been rescued after a collision between a barge and a 24-foot yacht in the waters off Coney Island.
The U.S. Coast Guard says they received an emergency call Saturday night reporting the crash from the tugboat towing the barge through the Ambrose Channel.
Rescue boats from New York and Sandy Hook, N.J., launched in response. The New York Police Department deployed two rescue helicopters and divers.
One person was found in the water by a fishing boat. The victim was taken to a hospital on Staten Island. None of the victims have been identified."