OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) — A sunken yacht on which three children died during an Independence Day outing must be raised from the waters off New York's Long Island before officials can determine what caused the accident. There were 10 children and 17 adults aboard the Kandi Won when it tipped and sank following a holiday fireworks show, trapping three children in the main cabin. Boating experts says the 34-foot-long yacht was too full and was bound to capsize. A line was tied from police boats to the sunken vessel on Friday so it wouldn't drift away. The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard may help raise the boat, which is submerged 60 feet below the surface. Yacht owner Kevin Treanor is related to some of the victims. His insurance company lawyer says he'd like to know if something mechanical was responsible.
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Map locates where a yacht capsized near Oyster Bay, New York.
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Reporters watch as police helicopter lands at the scene of a news conference as part of an investigation into a fatal boating accident in Oyster Bay, N.Y., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Police say three bodies pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized on the Fourth of July were all children. The bodies of the 12-year-old boy and two girls, ages 11 and 8, were recovered from the boat's cabin. Twenty-four other people were rescued, and were treated and released. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Nassau County Police Det. Lt. John Azzata, right, gives information about a fatal boating accident during a news conference in Oyster Bay, N.Y., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Police say three bodies have been pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized on the Fourth of July Police say three bodies pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized were all children. The bodies of the 12-year-old boy and two girls, ages 11 and 8, were recovered from the boat's cabin. Twenty-four other people were rescued, and were treated and released. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Nassau County Police Department Det. Lt. John Azzata, left, gives information about a fatal boating accident during a news conference in Oyster Bay, N.Y., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Police say three bodies pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized on the Fourth of July were all children. The bodies of the 12-year-old boy and two girls, ages 11 and 8, were recovered from the boat's cabin. Twenty-four other people were rescued, and were treated and released. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Two police boats are stationed near the opening to the Long Island Sound in Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., Friday, July 6, 2012. Investigators are trying to learn more about the crucial seconds before a yacht capsized off Long Island, killing three children and leaving 24 others scrambling for their lives. Efforts to raise the boat might begin as early as Friday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Oyster Bay near the opening to the Long Island Sound is seen from Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Police say three bodies have been pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized on the Fourth of July and 24 others were rescued. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A police boat is stationed near the opening to the Long Island Sound in Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Police say three bodies have been pulled out of New York's Long Island Sound after a yacht capsized on the Fourth of July and 24 others were rescued. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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