Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating a two-boat crash that killed a woman and left a man missing in the Great South Bay last night.
A 27-foot 1989 OC/MA boat, operated by Louis Deritis, collided with a 44-foot 1989 Henriques Sport Fisherman in the Great South Bay, north of Ocean Bay Park, between North Channel and Range Channel, at approximately 10:40 p.m.
The collision caused the OC/MA boat to capsize, ejecting Deritas, 53, of Oakdale, into the water. He has not been located. His wife Renee, a passenger on the OC/MA boat, was found in the vessel’s cabin by fire department rescue divers. Renee Deritus, 50, of Oakdale, was pronounced dead by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
The operator of the Henriques Sport Fisherman, Ferdinand Caravousanos, 61, of West Babylon, and his passengers were not injured. Both vessels were impounded for safety checks. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.
UPDATE:
The body of Louis Deritis, the man who was missing following a boat crash on September 3 in the Great South Bay, has been located by Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers and members of the United States Coast Guard.
The investigation into the crash is continuing.