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- Oct 3, 2006
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- 2001 380DA
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- Merc 8.1s (2008)...Hurth ZF 63 V-drives...WB 7.0 BCGD (2013), Garmin 8208 & 740 MFDs, GMR 24xHD dome
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[h=1]Man swims to shore after stranded on buoy in ocean overnight[/h]SANDY HOOK — A 19-year-old man, who had to abandon his personal watercraft Tuesday night while en route to Highlands from Brooklyn, spent the entire night on a buoy about a mile and a half off the Jersey Coast, authorities said.
At around 7:30 p.m., the man left Gravesend Bay in Brooklyn on a personal watercraft heading for Highlands, said Charles Rowe, a spokesman with the U.S. Coast Guard. That's about a 10 mile ride by sea.
When the man didn't arrive at home, his family contacted the Coast Guard, which launched a search for the man with the NYPD and FDNY, and multiple other local New Jersey agencies.
The man was eventually located Wednesday morning after he swam to shore shortly after 6 a.m., Rowe said.
In an initial interview with authorities, the man said that at some point during his trip, his watercraft became filled with water and stopped working, according to Rowe, who emphasized the man had suffered from dehydration and hypothermia while stuck out at sea.
The man decided to abandon the watercraft, Rowe said, and swim to a nearby buoy located about a mile and a half off the northeast tip of Sandy Hook in the Raritan Bay.
When it became light again, at around 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, the man decided to swim to shore where he was met with a Coast Guard crew from the Sandy Hook station and his family, Rowe said. He was then taken to Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank.
The following local departments assisted in the search: Jersey City Fire Department, Keansburg Police Department and Atlantic Highlands Fire Department
Rowe would not release the identity of the man. According to a report from WABC-TV, the man is Dylan Gowan of Highlands.
At around 7:30 a.m., Gowan wrote on Facebook, "Haha im (sic) alive."
[h=1]Man swims to shore after stranded on buoy in ocean overnight[/h]SANDY HOOK — A 19-year-old man, who had to abandon his personal watercraft Tuesday night while en route to Highlands from Brooklyn, spent the entire night on a buoy about a mile and a half off the Jersey Coast, authorities said.
At around 7:30 p.m., the man left Gravesend Bay in Brooklyn on a personal watercraft heading for Highlands, said Charles Rowe, a spokesman with the U.S. Coast Guard. That's about a 10 mile ride by sea.
When the man didn't arrive at home, his family contacted the Coast Guard, which launched a search for the man with the NYPD and FDNY, and multiple other local New Jersey agencies.
The man was eventually located Wednesday morning after he swam to shore shortly after 6 a.m., Rowe said.
In an initial interview with authorities, the man said that at some point during his trip, his watercraft became filled with water and stopped working, according to Rowe, who emphasized the man had suffered from dehydration and hypothermia while stuck out at sea.
The man decided to abandon the watercraft, Rowe said, and swim to a nearby buoy located about a mile and a half off the northeast tip of Sandy Hook in the Raritan Bay.
When it became light again, at around 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, the man decided to swim to shore where he was met with a Coast Guard crew from the Sandy Hook station and his family, Rowe said. He was then taken to Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank.
The following local departments assisted in the search: Jersey City Fire Department, Keansburg Police Department and Atlantic Highlands Fire Department
Rowe would not release the identity of the man. According to a report from WABC-TV, the man is Dylan Gowan of Highlands.
At around 7:30 a.m., Gowan wrote on Facebook, "Haha im (sic) alive."
