Boats collide in Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island; 1 person hospitalized after NYPD, Coast Guard rescue

One person had to be rescued from the water and later hospitalized Wednesday after two boats collided in the Atlantic Ocean off Fire Island, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

About 6 a.m., the Long Island sector received a radio report of a boat collision about 17 miles south of Fire Island, the Coast Guard said.

Responding Coast Guard personnel determined a 31-foot vessel called "Birthcontrol," with two passengers on board, and a 29-foot Ocean Runner named "Jennap," also with two on board, had collided.

The boats are recreational vessels, according to the NYPD, which assisted in the rescue effort.

One man suffered a laceration and broken rib, and was pulled from the water onto the Ocean Runner, the Coast Guard said.

The ocean conditions were relatively calm, with 5-foot waves and light winds out of the south-southwest, according to the National Weather Service. The water temperature recorded at the nearest buoy was about 70 degrees at 6 a.m., the service said.

Around 7:15 a.m., an NYPD helicopter and divers airlifted the man to Nassau University Medical Center, where he was in serious but stable condition.  An update on his condition was not immediately available late Wednesday.

Coast Guard crews assisted with pumping water from the vessels and towing them back to Coast Guard Station Fire Island, authorities said.

Additional information, including the condition of the other three boaters involved in the crash, or what led up to it, was not immediately available late Wednesday.

Check back for updates on this developing story.