The 18 meter long towboat Katherine G capsized at Liberty Island, New York. The towboat was preparing to hoist an item off the island with its crane when it tipped and capsized to port. The three people on board were able to escape. Two were pulled from the water and taken to hospital for minor injuries.
The fishing vessel Shamrock became disabled in 10 foot waves with 10 to 20 knot winds off Montauk Point, New York. The master of the Shamrock reported that a plank in a forward compartment of the vessel’s hull was damaged and allowing water ingress. The vessel’s pumps could not keep up with the flooding and requested assistance from the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter and airplane from Cape Cod along with the cutters Tiger Shark and Ridley to the scene. The vessels were able to reach the Shamrock and provide additional de-watering pumps. The cutter Tiger Shark escorted the fishing vessel to Montauk, New York. No reports of injuries to the four crew on board.
The former 300 foot long Staten Island ferry Governor Herbert H. Lehman partially sank on the Hudson River near Newburgh, New York. The vessel sprung a leak and sank to the bottom of the river. Authorities placed an oil boom to contain the small amounts of pollution released. No reports of injuries. The ferry built in 1965 was decommissioned in 2007 and had changed hands several times with the last owner planning to turn the vessel into a floating restaurant. It is now slated to be raised and later scrapped.
