Seal pups 'Billy Joel,' 'Joan Jett' released into waters off Long Island Replay Video The seals were dehydrated when they were recently discovered along the shore of Hampton Bays. The seals, named Billy Joel and Joan Jett after the Long Island rock stars, were rehabilitated by the New York Marine Rescue Center in East Hampton. He had to be a big shot... "He (Billy Joel) went in the water, the out of the water, then in then out," said spectator Samuel Rotival. It was a big day, and spectators needed a reservation to be there. It was the first public release of any rescued seal in New York in two years.