Sep 27, 2011 5:37 PM
Two young fishermen might have saved the life of another boater on Saturday morning when they plucked him from the waters of Shinnecock Inlet after his boat was hit by a large wave and capsized.
Ryan Horowitz, 21, and friend Jay Sozkesen, 33, both of East Quogue, were striped bass fishing in the notoriously hazardous inlet when they saw another boat get hit broadside by a large wave and roll over.
“We were at the beginning of the inlet, and out of the corner of my eye I saw his boat sideways and a big wave hit him,” Mr. Sozkesen recalled on Monday. “He flipped, and I said to Ryan, ‘We’ve gotta get over there and help him.’”
The upended boat’s captain, Chris Furnari, 45, of East Quogue, was tossed into the water,... more
Ryan Horowitz, 21, and friend Jay Sozkesen, 33, both of East Quogue, were striped bass fishing in the notoriously hazardous inlet when they saw another boat get hit broadside by a large wave and roll over.
“We were at the beginning of the inlet, and out of the corner of my eye I saw his boat sideways and a big wave hit him,” Mr. Sozkesen recalled on Monday. “He flipped, and I said to Ryan, ‘We’ve gotta get over there and help him.’”
The upended boat’s captain, Chris Furnari, 45, of East Quogue, was tossed into the water,... more
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