Those of us around New York harbor have been watching a dramatic rescue unfold this morning. Around 2 AM, the 76-foot scallop fishing vessel Carolina Queen III, with 7 aboard, ran aground off Rockaway beach near the East Rockaway Inlet, in high winds and seas.  A 25 foot US Coast Guard rescue boat with a crew of five attempted to reach the fishing vessel but capsized in the 10 to 12-foot waves. All of the Coast Guard were wearing protective clothing and made it to the beach uninjured.  All seven of the crew aboard the Carolina Queen III were subsequently rescued by basket by a Coast Guard helicopter.