All along the south shore of Long Island, on beaches, on boats, in waterfront back yards...
My brother was on his boat, he was one of the first boats on the scene, and besides a fishing trawler, was the only metal hulled boat able to navigate the burning debris.
The Coast Guard, and Suffolk PD had fiberglass hulled vessels and had to stay clear. The Navy (proven to have been in the area that night) did not sail to the scene.
My belief is that the Navy knows how the plane was taken down, and knew that no survivors would be found, and therefore did nothing to aid the search.
My bro sailed in and out of the burning wreckage all night, retrieving bodies, mostly still strapped into their seats. He doesn't talk much about it. I imagine it must have been rather horrific.
"The Navy (proven to have been in the area that night) did not sail to the scene. "
The same Navy that initially denied being in the area.