From the Daily News:Two heroic boat captains pulled six fisherman from the icy waters of Jamaica Bay early Sunday morning after a boat capsized, leaving the terrified group floating alone in the dark.
The captains, Dave Paris of the "Capt. Dave II" and Salvatore "Captain Cody" Catapano made the dramatic rescue around 1 a.m. today.
Six people from the toppled 16-foot boat were stranded in the water. Paris -- who saved a man from a deadly boat accident two years ago -- set his sights on three of the victims, who had drifted farthest away from the shore.
He tossed lines and buoys to the stranded trio and pulled them in.
"We got those three, and then went back to their boat and picked up another one," Paris said. "A tugboat got the other two."
Catapano went after the other two victims, whom he identified as Lisa Shaver, 24, and her boyfriend Anthony Dattolo, 26.
And 6 mothers are very grateful this Mothers Day.
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Not to diminish in any way the heroism of these captains, but the 'icy waters' of Jamaica Bay??
Far east of Jamaica Bay, much further into the Atlantic, this is the temp:
Recent Water Temperature:
50.9°F (10.5°C)
Observation Date and Time:
Sun, 10 May 2009 17:50:00 GMT
This happened at night and the rescuees went to the hospital with hypothermia.
Excellent work by some brave men of the sea, and by the way, the Rockaway area has more swimming fatalities than any other beach. Currents in Jamaica Bay and the vicinity can be vicious.
50 degree water can stop your heart.
Sorry to offend, just pointin out that icy means, 'containing or covered with ice'. If you don't mind a journalist misrepresenting facts to propel a narrative, that's your business. Btw, I never said the water wasn't extremely cold and I never said the captains werent heroic. To 'and' you to death - and, you can get hypothermia in 68 deg water.
Not to play the dictionary game but the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary recognizes "characterized by coldness" as a secondary meaning of "icy," without reference as to whether any actual frozen water is present.
Water is much more efficient than air at conducting away body heat. You can survive 51 degrees of air temperature quite easily but if you're immersed in water of that temperature for any length of time you're in trouble.
Maybe the writer could have used "frigid" or "dangerously cold" instead but using "icy" wasn't any real crime against either language or journalism.
GOOD JOB!
"Asleep in the Deep" by Arthur J, Lamb and composed by Henry Petrie in 1897.
Stormy the night and the waves roll high,
Bravely the ship doth ride,
Hark! while the lighthouse bell's solemn cry
Rings over the sullen tide.
There on the deck see two lovers stand,
Heart to heart beating, and hand to hand;
Though death be near, she knows no fear
While at her side is one of all most dear.
CHORUS
Loudly the bell in the old tower rings,
Bidding us list to the warning it brings sailor, take care - sailer, take care
Danger is near thee, beware, beware,beware, beware
MANY BRAVE HEARTS ARE ASLEEP IN THE DEEP, SO BEWARE, BEWARE
MANY BRAVE HEARTS ARE ASLEEP IN THE DEEP, SO BEWARE, BEWARE.
What of the storm when the night is o'er?
There is no trace or sign.
Save where the wreckage hath strewn the shore
Peaceful the sun doth shine.
But when the wild raging storm did cease,
Under the billows two hearts found peace
No more to part no more of pain
The bell may now tell its warning in vain.
CHORUS.
"Water is much more efficient than air at conducting away body heat. You can survive 51 degrees of air temperature quite easily but if you're immersed in water of that temperature for any length of time you're in trouble."
Agreed.
"Maybe the writer could have used "frigid" or "dangerously cold"
Agreed.
"using "icy" wasn't any real crime against either language or journalism."
Disagree. I love the story. I honor the ship's captains (as I have said again and again) but I do believe in honesty.
Everyone is so happy to support a report they like, but what about when the misrepresentations are about a position you have a problem with?
Honesty is not selectively desireable.
I agree with about 95% of the opinions I read on this blog, but sometimes I wonder about the commenters and the blogs author.
Definition from the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
1 a: covered with, abounding in, or consisting of ice
b: intensely cold
2: characterized by coldness
The use of the word was correct.
Now it's time to move on.
Ooooops, the hammer has fallen. Icy means nothing to do with ice. Common sense and common usage do not apply here. Move along.
Common sense and common usage were applied here. Someone never consulted the dictionary before asserting that the use of the word was incorrect.
"Someone never consulted the dictionary before asserting that the use of the word was incorrect."
Ok, the water was 'icy', even though it was about 25 deg warmer than a temperature that would sustain ice. In a couple of weeks, I will bravely swim in these 'icy' waters.
It was not 25 degrees warmer, it happened at night, not when your 50.9 degree temp was taken.
I took the lowest possible temp in the region, a good 40-50 miles into the Atlantic. It was about 61closer near the shore in northern NJ. I split the difference which is about 25 degrees above freezing.
And the water temp at 17:50 will not be the same as 01:00.
Who the hell cares about what word the writer chose to use, anyway? The boat saved a bunch of people who very likely might have died without their intervention regardless of the temp of the water.
Folks, this is the end of the water temperature discussion.
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