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UPDATED: Boats Collide Off of Darien, Man Receives ‘Fairly Severe’ Injury to Right Leg

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A man on a power boat on Long Island Sound south of Darien received “fairly severe” injuries to his right leg in a mid-morning boating accident, Darien police said. ________

Editor’s note: This article has been updated at 11:25 p.m., Sunday to reflect added information from Darien police. ________

The man, a Danbury resident, was with two men from Redding on a 20-foot power boat at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, about a mile west of Greens Ledge Light, police said. A New York City man was operating a 33-foot sailboat which hit the power boat was charged with negligent operation by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to police. Darien police gave this further account, including accusations not proven in court:

The operator (and only occupant) of the sailboat, moving at the time under engine power, had left the wheel — leaving the sailboat unpiloted — to look for something below deck when the boat collided with the right side of the rear of the power boat.

Darien Police Marine Unit 912-16-16

Man Receives Minor Burns After Explosion Aboard Boat on Long Island Sound

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For some reason, an explosion occurred on a boat on Long Island Sound shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, causing a man to get minor burns on his face, arms and torso when his shirt caught on fire, Darien police said. The man said he jumped into the water to put out the flames on his shirt. Police were called to the scene at 7:27 p.m. on a report that the 19-foot boat was on fire. Officers on the Darien police boat took the man to shore, where a Darien EMS-Post 53 ambulance took him to a hospital for treatment. The Norwalk Fire Marine Division took care of the boat.