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Capt. Mike Rushing wrote a poem about the convoys authorized by the Coast Guard as a means to get barges moving during the drought of 1988.

Truly out of the pages of Jaws, New York beachgoers have a real question on their hands. Is is safe to go in the water? And, if you are on any of the southern Long Island beaches from the Rockaways to Montauk, the answer right now is NO. On Wednesday night, the 5th shark bit victim in two weeks and the 2nd in ONE DAY occurred in waist deep water off the beaches of Fire Island, less than 50 miles from where a surfer was hit Wednesday morning in Smith Point.

The angler went missing Monday morning before severe weather hindered search efforts.

I found out from Preston Nichols that there had been a UFO crash that same night at the nearby park to the east, of course covered up by a national Lab. I went there and saw the downed trees for myself.