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Sailboat Gets Stuck Under Roosevelt Island Bridge

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- It was not smooth sailing for a boat after it got stuck under the Roosevelt Island Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.

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It was not smooth sailing for a boat after it got stuck under the Roosevelt Island Bridge on June 24, 2020. (Credit: CBS2)

Video shows the boat in distress just after noon.

Fire officials say the mast got lodged in the girders.

The bridge had to be opened to free it.

An FDNY marine crew towed the boat to City Island.

There was only one passenger on board. They were not hurt.

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