"The shoaling in Montauk Inlet has reached dangerous levels, with vessels waiting for high tides to navigate safely or even opting to land their catches out of state. This is not just an ...

The Coast Guard’s Montauk station told Newsday it had received ... to mariners about the hazards of traversing the inlet at low tide. Sign up for the Suffolk news this week newsletter The ...

Her husband, Montauk fisherman Dave Aripotch, called the dredging "a big help," after two months of navigating dangerous conditions or waiting outside the inlet for high tide to land fish.