Safety comes first, seasoned LI boaters say
Photo credit: Steven Sunshine | John Tag, right, of North Valley Stream, Frank Isola, of Merrick, and Hank Truglio, left, of Floral Park, talk with Newsday at Freeport Marina about the July Fourth tragedy off Cove Neck in Oyster Bay which claimed the lives of three children after the boat they were in capsized. (July 7, 2012)
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AJ Pellati, a gas station attendant at Seaborn Marina in Bay Shore, said in his three years there he has seen a few close calls, with inexperienced boaters nearly crashing into the dock or other boats.
"When people come to fill up, you can just tell by the way they drive -- they come in sideways or go full speed into the side of the dock," Pellati, 18, of West Islip, said Saturday. "When I...
