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3 rescued from stranded sailboat off Fire Island

Three boaters stranded during their journey to Rhode Island were pulled early Thursday from a sandbar after their 40-foot sailboat ran aground in the fog off Fire Island, authorities said. Hours after the predawn rescue, the sailboat was still stuck in the sand Thursday, and authorities are strategizing a plan to remove it, the Coast Guard said. The rescued boaters - Stu Williams, 49 of White Fish,...

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