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Coast Guard: Inlet too shallow for rescue boat

Originally published: September 21, 2012 8:06 PM
Updated: September 21, 2012 10:15 PM
By BART JONES  bart.jones@newsday.com

A boat navigates around a buoy in the

Photo credit: James Carbone | A boat navigates around a buoy in the Fire Island Inlet. (Sept. 20, 2012)

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The Coast Guard will no longer allow a specialized 47-foot rescue boat to use Fire Island Inlet because it's become dangerously shallow, but some charter fishing boat operators said Friday they're not letting the shoaling stop them.

The Coast Guard's $1.2 million Motor Lifeboat, designed for rescue operations in hurricane-force winds and rough seas, will be transferred from Station Fire Island...

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