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City Island Harbor, New York - Definition |
| Related Words: Anchorage, Arm, Armor, Asylum, Basin, Bay, Bayou, Bear, Bed, Belt, Berth, Bight, Billet, Board, Bosom, Breakwater, Bulkhead, Bunk, Cabin, Camp, Chamber, Champion |
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City Island Harbor is the protected body of water between City Island and Hart Island, open to Long Island Sound at its northern and southern extremities. Other minor islands in and around City Island Harbor include the Chimney Sweeps, The Blauzes, and Rat Island. Green Flats Reef is exposed at low tide.
On the evening of January 24th, 2002, four local boys, 15 and 16 years old, were lost when their 8 foot dinghy sank in City Island Harbor. The boys placed a short emergency phone call to 911 but the dispatcher never told rescuers because not enough information was given before the call was cut off. Given the frigid water temperature (estimated to be in the 20's F), is very unlikely they would have survived long enough for help to arrive. All four bodies were found in the harbor in the early spring.
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