OCEAN CITY — A U.S. Navy ship and a Coast Guard rescue boat out of Station Ocean City teamed up to rescue of a disabled sailboat about 50 miles off the coast of the resort early last Thursday morning.
Shortly after 6 a.m. last Thursday, the sailboat “Solarus” with two men aboard radioed they were in distress about 50 miles off the coast of Ocean City and were taking on water at a rapid rate. The two men were sailing the “Solarus” from South Carolina to Rhode Island were passing by the Ocean City coast on their northern journey.
The U.S. Navy ship “William McLean,” a military sealift command dry cargo and ammunition ship, was in the area and received the distress call and headed toward the coordinates provided by the “Solarus” about 50 miles off the coast of the resort. The “Solarus” had suffered a two-foot crack in its hull and its bilge pump could not keep up with the amount of water rushing into it.
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Maybe the Coast Guard can go to Cedar Hill Harbor and try to figure out why there is a sunken boat in one of the slips. Better yet, maybe Culver can contact whoever is in charge of Parks and Recs and find out why a sunken boat has been in the slip for over 2 months now!!
ReplyDeleteOr, maybe we should just contact the EPA!
Why get parks and rec they couldn't pump out a bucket
DeleteGood rescue, guys and gals! Nice job! Been there, done that. It ain't easy.
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