BREAKING NEWS: Two Deaths Reported After Catamaran Capsizes Off Coast

Shawn J. Soper, News Editor
OCEAN CITY -- Two people died and two others were safely pulled from the water when a catamaran capsized about 32 miles off the coast of Ocean City early Monday morning.
Around 9 a.m. on Monday, the fishing vessel “Lori M.” contacted Coast Guard Station Hampton Roads when it came across a capsized catamaran about 32 miles off the coast of Ocean City. The crew on the “Lori M.” was able to successfully rescue two survivors from the capsized vessel, but unidentified victims were still missing, according to Coast Guard officials.
The Coast Guard responded with numerous assets including a helicopter and rescue swimmer from Air Station Atlantic City. The rescue swimmer entered the water, and with the help of another Good Samaritan, was able to recover the other two victims, who were deceased.
Another vessel, the “Just Right V,” one of 262 boats fishing in the White Marlin Open which began today, arrived on the scene and took the two survivors and the two victims on board.
The “Just Right V” is currently en route to the Indian River Inlet with the victims and the survivors on board. The “Just Right V” has an escort from the Coast Guard.
The investigation is ongoing and more information will be provided by The Dispatch when it becomes available.
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