Sailboat Hits The Roosevelt Island Bridge This Morning, Mast Fails To Clear Under The Bridge And Boat Turns Over In East River - Water Rescue By FDNY And NYPD
It's not officially summer until a sailboat crashes into the Roosevelt Island Bridge as happened this morning at about 7:30 AM.
Sailboat this morning didn’t have the clearance to pass under the Roosevelt Island Bridge #nyc pic.twitter.com/Ux5Mc4N1ok
— BOPREY 📸 (@MarshallBoprey) July 30, 2022
"A sailboat tried to go under the Roosevelt Island Bridge and got stuck"
— ⟊⍜⊑⋏⏃⏁⊑⏃⋏ ☊⍜⍀⏁⟒⋉ (@realjohncortez) July 30, 2022
📸: Assasin-of-Eire
👾🔗: https://t.co/uCB5llvKJp pic.twitter.com/UBXAp3pK55
According to a Roosevelt Island onlooker:
Boat hits 36th Avenue bridge. NYC Ferry pausing there - lots of rescue boats. NYC Ferry guy says the mast was about 5 feet taller than the bottom of the Bridge but thinks everyone is OK.Witnesses share these photos of the capsized boat and water rescue.
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Image From Linda Doyle |
Linda Doyle adds:
I asked the FDNY and NYPD for more info. None available yet. Will update when more info becomes available.They uprighted the boat
and everyone applauded the efforts. I believe the boat was towed away by a Tow Boat Company.
Image From Linda Doyle
UPDATE 7/31 - Click here for FDNY report and detailed eyewitness video.
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