UPDATE: Fisherman's Quick Thinking Kept Him Afloat, Co-Captain Wasn't Going Home Without Him - 27 East
logo logo logo logo

East Hampton Press / Police / Police News / 1641490

UPDATE: Fisherman's Quick Thinking Kept Him Afloat, Co-Captain Wasn't Going Home Without Him

icon 18 Photos
A 25-foot rescue boat crew of Coast Guard Station Montauk returns to base after performing a search for a person in the water off Montauk Point. COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

A 25-foot rescue boat crew of Coast Guard Station Montauk returns to base after performing a search for a person in the water off Montauk Point. COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

Cathy Patterson

Cathy Patterson

sister of John Aldridge

sister of John Aldridge

throws her hands in the air for joy after learning her brother was found safe by a Coast Guard helicopter crew after he went missing from his fishing vessel off Montauk Point. COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

throws her hands in the air for joy after learning her brother was found safe by a Coast Guard helicopter crew after he went missing from his fishing vessel off Montauk Point. COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ismael Velasquez and Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Levdansky

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ismael Velasquez and Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Levdansky

both boatswain’s mates of Coast Guard Station Montauk coordinate search efforts for a person in the water while standing as radio watchstanders

both boatswain’s mates of Coast Guard Station Montauk coordinate search efforts for a person in the water while standing as radio watchstanders

COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew of Coast Guard Station Montauk

A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew of Coast Guard Station Montauk

N.Y.

N.Y.

departs the station to search for a person in the water off Montauk Point. COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

departs the station to search for a person in the water off Montauk Point. COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

A 25-foot rescue boat crew of Coast Guard Station Montauk returns to base after performing a search for a person in the water off Montauk Point

A 25-foot rescue boat crew of Coast Guard Station Montauk returns to base after performing a search for a person in the water off Montauk Point

COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

COURTESY U.S. COAST GUARD

A 25-foo

A 25-foo

By Shaye Weaver

 on Jul 24, 2013
UPDATE, 6 P.M.: On Thursday, the Dock Bar and Grill in Montauk was aflutter with the good news of Mr. Aldridge's survival. Anthony Sosinski, captain of the Anna Mary, nicknamed... more

You May Also Like:

Hampton Bays Highway Drama May Have Been First Local Immigration Action

Three unmarked cars with flashing lights and a gaggle of law enforcement officers wearing sidearms ... 30 May 2025 by Staff Writer

Mother Weeps as East Hampton Narco Dealer Is Sentenced to 10 Years

The Brooklyn limo driver convicted of dealing cocaine in East Hampton, Michael Khodorkovskiy, 45, was ... 29 May 2025 by T.E. McMorrow

Springs Man Faces 15 Years on Gun Charge

A Springs man is facing up to 15 years in prison after being arrested early Friday morning on Main Street in East Hampton Village by Town Police on multiple charges, including criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Kevin T. Weiss, 24, was a backseat passenger in a 2011 Cadillac CTS 4 that had been pulled over by the town officer for multiple traffic infractions at about 4 a.m. According to police, when they conducted a search, they found Weiss in possession of a Taurus PT 24/7 pro .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun. Police said Weiss was also in ... 24 May 2025 by T.E. McMorrow

East Hampton Village Cops: E-Bike Thief Busted

A 30-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record involving numerous thefts was arrested by East Hampton Village Police on Monday afternoon and charged with two felonies — grand larceny in the third degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree. Police said they caught Franklin Alberto Almonte Nunez of Port Jefferson Station in possession of an e-bike, a green and black Super73 valued at over $3,000, which had just been reported stolen from outside the Maidstone Hotel on Main Street six minutes after police first encountered Almonte Nunez on Toilsome Lane. The initial encounter by police with ... 21 May 2025 by T.E. McMorrow

East Hampton Town Leadership Dissatisfied With Tone of Dispatch Negotiations

East Hampton Town officials alleged in a letter a few weeks ago that East Hampton ... 14 May 2025 by Jack Motz

East Hampton Police Reports for the Week of May 1

MONTAUK — A former Montauk resident who police say is now homeless, Nicholas S. Bustamante, 33, was arrested on two felony charges, burglary in the second degree and criminal mischief in the second degree, the morning of April 23. The house Bustamante was said to have burglarized is one he formerly resided in, it appears from the criminal complaints against him. According to police, they were notified that there was a burglary in progress at the residence, located off East Lake Drive, a little after 5 a.m. Bustamante was found inside the house by officers where he had done extensive ... 7 May 2025 by Staff Writer

Montauk Man Charged With Felony Cocaine Possession With Intent To Sell

East Hampton Village Police arrested a Montauk man, Richard Patrick Daunt, 61, on two felony charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, which are B felonies, at about 9 p.m. on April 29. The controlled substance police say Daunt was in possession of was cocaine. The cocaine was turned up, according to police, after Daunt was initially arrested on misdemeanor DWI charges. Police said an officer approached the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer that Daunt was seated in with another party on an unrelated investigation in the Reutershan parking lot near the Park Place egress to Main ... by T.E. McMorrow

East Hampton Town, Village Spar Over Dispatching Future, End 30-Year Agreement

The East Hampton Town and East Hampton Village governments went head to head over police ... by Jack Motz

Second East Hampton Cocaine Delivery Dealer Pleads Guilty

The second of two men facing dozens of charges related to dealing cocaine in Montauk ... 29 Apr 2025 by T.E. McMorrow

East Hampton Police Officer Arrested, Charged With DWI After Crash in Hampton Bays That Knocked Out Power

An East Hampton Town Police officer was arrested and charged with DWI early Tuesday morning ... by Staff Writer