Cops: Raising boat a 'tedious process'
Nassau police and the FBI, thwarted by heavy currents and silty water, plan to try again Wednesday to raise a boat that capsized and sank off Lloyd Neck on July Fourth, claiming the lives of three children. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (July 10, 2012) (July 10, 2012 6:06 PM)
Divers trying to lift the 34-foot cabin cruiser that sank on July Fourth, killing three children, were having difficulty with visibility 65 feet below the surface and currents were hampering their efforts, a police official said Tuesday.
Nassau police homicide Det. Lt. John Azzata said he did not have a timetable for the raising of the 34-boat, and it may not happen by the end of the day.
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