Inside ‘busy season’ for hero local Coast Guard crew – from deadly boat accidents to trapped duck hunters

These boots-on-the-ground rescues start from thousands of feet in the air. The busy season is just ramping up for the US Coast Guard’s Air Station Atlantic City crew, which patrols the skies and conducts search-and-rescue operations from the Long Island Sound to the Chesapeake Bay, crew members told The Post in an exclusive interview Monday. “It was kind of a slow start to our busy season … but it’s been picking up lately,” said Cmdr. Randall...