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03.13.2023 Community

After 120 years, Stella Prince gets her rightful place on the Coast Guard’s official list of lighthouse keepers

When Mary Korpi started to write “The Lady Lighthouse Keeper,” a historical-fiction novel based on the life of Stella Marie Prince, a female lighthouse keeper at Southold’s Horton Point...

01.02.2021 News

Updated: Body of missing kayaker found in Peconic Bay identified

A report of an overdue kayaker that sparked a broad search of the western Peconic Estuary ended in tragedy on Saturday night when the body of the 18-year-old kayaker...

08.04.2019 Community

Sharing his story of a daring rescue at sea 64 years later

Sherman Anderson was just 21 years old when he saved the life of a burly man 14 years his senior whose barge was taking on water near the Plum...

07.06.2019 Police

Cops: Greenport man safely swims to shore after tossed from boat

A Greenport man safely swam to shore after a wave rocked his 17-foot boat, tossing him into the water and leaving the boat circling unmanned in Southold Bay near...

05.30.2019 Community

Cutchogue native reflects on three-decade career in the U.S. Coast Guard

After dedicating 27 years to the U.S. Coast Guard and with two sons now off to college, Captain Brendan Kelly of Cutchogue has officially entered retirement in Chesapeake, Va.

02.14.2019 Police

Sea Tow pushes for Coast Guard change on 911 calls

As technology evolves, so does the way distressed boaters seek help. In lieu of traditional VHF radios, boaters frequently turn to dialing 911 when an emergency arises, especially when...

08.27.2018 Police

Town bay constables rescue two whose boat struck rock

Southold Bay constables John Kirincic and Kristopher Dimon helped the Coast Guard Sunday after a boat ran aground near Plum Island, Southold Town police said.

05.02.2018 Police

Rescuers who saved three men last month honored by Coast Guard

Members of the Orient Fire Department, Southold Town Police Department and Plum Island ferry were honored Tuesday by the U.S. Coast Guard for their role in a water rescue...

04.14.2018 News

Southold native earns prestigious job as surfman in U.S. Coast Guard

Krystyna Duffy joined the U.S. Coast Guard a year after graduating from Southold High School in 2004. She had always wanted to serve. She viewed the four-year commitment as...

07.24.2017 Outdoors

Coast Guard issues updated water safety guidelines

As the popularity of paddle craft — such as kayaks, canoes and stand up paddleboards — increases across the country, so have related marine incidents.

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