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NEW YORK - USCG Sector New York, after receiving a number of calls about intoxicated yellow SeaDoo boater from operators of a pleasure crafts, diverted a 25-foot response boat and crew to investigate. The Seadoo departed the scene before the response unit arrived. During the USCG response, the Seadoo returned to the area. The Sandy Hook response boat and crew came alongside, and reported that the operator appeared intoxicated. The Seadoo was taken in tow to the Perth Amboy Marina, where the operator failed a field sobriety test. The USCG was joined by the Perth Amboy Police Department, who did not have alcohol testing equipment available, but offered to take the operator to the hospital for testing. The Station Sandy Hook boarding officer accompanied them to the hospital. Read the full article.
