Ferry crew rescues capsized boaters; they waved phone light

BAY SHORE, N.Y. – A Long Island ferry boat captain was working on a rainy night when he noticed a light — and it turned out to be two capsized boaters using a cellphone as a beacon.

Fire Island ferry Capt. Victor Klipp says the crew then got the men aboard in about seven minutes on Saturday.

Suffolk County police say Gerald Corsini and Donald Deveau reported going overboard when their 18-foot craft hit a wave around 9 p.m. in the Great South Bay. They were found around 9:30 p.m., a half mile from the Bay Shore Marina.

Crew members Richard Stewart, John Murray and James Sorzono tossed them life jackets and pulled them aboard.

The 52-year-old Corsini and 63-year-old Deveau declined medical treatment.

Klipp says they bought the crew coffee and doughnuts.