Coast Guard suspends search for missing Bronx man on boat that overturned

The agency identified the missing man as 52-year-old Vernon Glasford.

News 12 Staff

Feb 25, 2025, 3:18 AM

Updated 2 hr ago

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The Coast Guard says it suspended its search for a missing Bronx man who was on a boat that overturned in the waters off Brooklyn this weekend.
They have identified the missing man as 52-year-old Vernon Glasford.
The agency says a caller reported a sinking ship around 12 p.m. Sunday near Breezy Point.
News 12 is told five people were pulled from the water and four of them were unresponsive. They were airlifted to Staten Island University Hospital and the Coast Guard station at Sandy Hook.
Officials say three people died, one person is in critical condition and another person is in stable condition.