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Boat Runs Aground In Rockaways

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Chopper 2 stumbled upon a boat that ran aground in the Rockaways Thursday afternoon.

Boat Runs Aground

Chopper 2 was over the Rockaways when it spotted this situation in Edgemere...

Posted by CBS New York on Thursday, August 25, 2016

Chopper 2 captured the beached boat and its captain around 3:15 p.m. near Beach 47th Street in the Edgemere section of the Rockaways.

The boat – Seas the Day – is based out of Long Island. The man was seen walking around with a life vest and talking with authorities.

There were no injuries.

A private salvage company is being hired to remove the boat.

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