(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued a bird that was entangled in string on an offshore fuel platform on Sunday, August 30.
Suffolk County Police rescued a bird that was entangled in string on an offshore fuel platform on Sunday, August 30. Photo Credit: SCPD.
Marine Bureau Officers Charles Marchiselli and Michael O’Leary were aboard Marine Bravo when they observed a bird tangled in string along the railing of the National Grid Northport Platform, located approximately 2 miles north of the Northport Power Station, at approximately 11:15 a.m.
Officer Michael O’Leary distracted the bird while Officer Charles Marchiselli covered the bird with a blanket and cut the lines. Photo Credit: SCPD.
Officer O’Leary distracted the bird with a wildlife pole while Officer Marchiselli covered the bird with a blanket and cut the entangling lines.
The bird did not appear injured and swam away after being freed.
The bird swam away after being freed. It did not appear injured. Photo Credit: SCPD.
The officers were conducting a Homeland Security check of the platform, which is used to offload fuel for the National Grid Northport Power Station, when they saw the bird.
