Dinghy with four people in distress near Michigan Walk, Suffolk County NY
Unknown (Marine Distress/Rescue Operation)A small boat with four people is in trouble about 500 yards south of Michigan Walk in Great South Bay. The Coast Guard is coordinating a rescue and asking nearby vessels to assist and report any sightings.
Audio|Source: United States Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound
02:16
Transcript:
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Vessel hailing Mayday[1], this is the United States Coast Guard, Channel 16.
00:02
Vessel in distress, this is the United States Coast Guard on Channel 16.
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Captain, what's your position? Over.
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Roger Captain Coast Guard requesting to know what your nature of distress is, over.
00:12
Roger, Captain Coast Guard, requesting to know how many persons is on board in the description of your vessel, over.
00:18
Roger, Captain Coast Guard.
00:24
Requesting to Noviable on-board cell phone number over.
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Best of the ground, Coast Guard. Stand by for a phone call from us. Over. Pond, Pond, Pond[2], Pond, Pond. Hello, all stations. This is the United States Coast Guard sector, Long Island Town, United States Coast Guard sector, Long Island Sound. Coast Guard, correction, time, 1645, local time, 2045, Greenwich Mean Time, the Coast Guard has received a report.
00:55
of a dinghy with zero four persons on board in need of assistance 500 yards south of Michigan. Walk, Oceanside, position 40-38.38.6 north, 073-08, 0.75 west. All vessels in the vicinity are requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible, and report all sightings to the United States Coast Guard. Signed Commander Coast Guard sector in Long Island Sound Sound out.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Mayday: Distress Call
[2]
Pond, Pond, Pond: Urgent Marine Broadcast
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Location mentioned:
Suffolk County, NY
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