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VENTURE 9233416

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VENTURE 9233416

At approximately 330 a.m. on July 30, 2010,the "Balder" was in collision with the American f/v "Atlantic Queen". The collision occurred 11 miles south of Jones Beach, N.Y., and 25 miles east of Sandy Hook, N.J., shortly after the "Balde"r left New York. One crew member aboard the "Atlantic Queen" sustained a non life-threatening injury. The U.S. Coast Guard launched search and rescue assets immediately upon receipt of a Mayday call from the Atlantic Queen. Three crew members from the "Atlantic Queen" were rescued by the Coast Guard boat from Jones Beach. The 72-foot-long "Atlantic Queen" lost approximately 15-feet of its forward bow structure, but remained afloat. Coast Guard investigation teams have been dispatched to the scene.