Video shows boaters rescued near the Shinnecock Inlet due to rough seas
Officials say the seas were so rough outside of the Shinnecock Inlet, with waves breaking 10-15 feet high, that they could not send any vessels out.
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The U.S. Coast Guard received a distress call Friday from boaters aboard a 27-foot sailboat who were stuck in rough seas.
Officials say the seas were so rough outside of the Shinnecock Inlet, with waves breaking 10-15 feet high, that they could not send any vessels out.
A helicopter was sent to the scene, and two men were rescued. The sailboat is now adrift.
Below is video from the rescue effort.
