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Severe Shoaling At Moriches Inlet Poses Danger To Boaters

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Chris Desantis takes a ride on his dad's 40-foot boat in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Chris Desantis takes a ride on his dad's 40-foot boat in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Chris Desantis takes a ride on his dad's 40-foot boat in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Chris Desantis takes a ride on his dad's 40-foot boat in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-foot boat out for a ride in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-foot boat out for a ride in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-foot boat out for a ride in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-foot boat out for a ride in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-foot boat out for a ride in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-foot boat out for a ride in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-foot boat out for a ride in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-foot boat out for a ride in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his sons out for a ride on his 40-foot boat in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his sons out for a ride on his 40-foot boat in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his sons out for a ride on his 40-foot boat in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his sons out for a ride on his 40-foot boat in Moriches Bay. KATE RIGA

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-

Gregg Desantis, Center Moriches boater and resident, takes his 40-

authorKate Riga on Aug 16, 2017
The waters of Moriches Bay are calm and the red buoys marking the edges of sandbars bob gently in the light breeze. Off in the distance, two jetties beckon boaters,... more

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