FDNY Marine Division items and the U.S. Coast Guard powered via tough East River waters churned up by an approaching hurricane on Thursday as they helped rescue a barge discovered sinking below the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens, officers mentioned.
The FDNY Marine items have been seen latching onto the barge, which started taking over water on the Queens facet of the span round 9:40 a.m.
No accidents have been reported because the FDNY and Coast Guard introduced the barge to one of many bridge’s help columns to make sure that it wouldn’t sink additional.
A number of FDNY Marine Unit boats reply to a barge referred to as the “Jack Casey” after it began taking over water whereas anchored beneath the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
The Throgs Neck Bridge was inbuilt 1961 and hyperlinks Queens and the Bronx.
Hurricane Erin, a Class 2 hurricane that’s at the moment 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras, however shifting north, is already affecting the waters across the metropolis.
A number of FDNY Marine Unit boats reply to a barge referred to as the “Jack Casey” after it began taking over water whereas anchored beneath the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
Whereas the tropical cyclone isn’t anticipated to hit town, it’s anticipated to convey tough seas and lethal rip currents to New York and New Jersey shorelines. The surf might prime out at 16 toes at spots alongside Lengthy Island, climate trackers observe.
Mayor Adams has ordered all New York Metropolis seashores closed via Thursday as a precaution.
A number of FDNY Marine Unit boats reply to a barge referred to as the “Jack Casey” after it began taking over water whereas anchored beneath the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
A number of FDNY Marine Unit boats reply to a barge referred to as the “Jack Casey” after it began taking over water whereas anchored beneath the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Each day Information)
Initially Revealed: August 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM EDT
