Posts Tagged ‘Rescue’
Dewey Officer Renders Aid in Rudder Lot to Bleeding Man
The first week in August is peak season and that was certainly the case for the Dewey Beach bar scene this past weekend. Just after 1:10 a.m. Sunday, police found…
Read MoreMariner Rescued After Boat Caught Fire off Chincoteague
A mariner from a 45-foot sailboat “Trilogy” that was on fire about 60 miles east of Chincoteague was rescued late Thursday night by the US Coast Guard. Fifth District watchstanders…
Read MoreUSCG Rescues Mariner from Vessel Run Aground in Chesapeake Bay
A mariner was lifted from a vessel that ran aground Thursday evening near Smith Point, Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay. U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders learned that the 30-foot sailing vessel…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Hosts Mid-Atlantic Regional Lifeguard Championships
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The United States Lifesaving Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships are coming to Rehoboth Beach.Lifeguards from five states will compete in several events this Wednesday to qualify for the National Championships in…
Read MoreMd. State Police Trooper 4 Locates Missing 4-Year-Old Children
Md. State Police Helicopter Rescues Mariner In Distress
A Maryland State Police helicopter crew rescued a crew member in medical distress from a tanker in Chesapeake Bay near Kent Island this week. U.S. Coast Guard-Sector Maryland requested the…
Read MoreFire In Whaleyville Leaves 1 Person Dead
One person is dead following a house fire in Whaleyville. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, a neighbor reported that a fire had broken out in the 11,500-block…
Read More3 Rescued From Grounded Sailboat On Va. Eastern Shore
Three people were rescued from Chincoteague Inlet after their sailboat ran aground during severe weather Wednesday afternoon, according to the US Coast Guard. Two watercraft and a helicopter were dispatched…
Read MoreVIDEO | Coast Guard Rescues Diver In Distress
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An unresponsive diver has been flown from a vessel 46 miles off Cape May to University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the location of the nearest-available decompression chamber. According to the…
Read MoreCoast Guard Rescues 7 From Struggling Fishing Vessel Off Cape May
MD Flag at Half Staff Sunday
Sunday is Fire and Rescue Memorial Remembrance Day and the Maryland Flag Is at Half-Staff today. Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag lowered to half-staff at sunrise,…
Read MoreRare Endangered Sea Turtle Rescued At Fenwick Island
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A rare endangered juvenile Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle has been rescued in Fenwick Island. The MERR Institute received a call Thursday from residents at Keenwick on the Bay who discovered…
Read MoreShelter Dogs Rescued From Path Of Hurricane Laura
44 dogs have been safely evacuated to southern Delaware from the path of Hurricane Laura in the Gulf. The Brandywine Valley SPCA says a Wings of Rescue mission brought the…
Read MoreTwo Men Rescued by Coast Guard and OCBP after Swept into OC Inlet
Duckling Rescued from Henlopen Avenue Storm Drain in R.B.
Residents, a bicyclist and the Rehoboth Beach public works came to the rescue this past Friday after this duckling fell into a storm drain on Henlopen Avenue. The duck family…
Read MoreUS Coast Guard Rescue Fallen Jet Skier in OC Inlet
A man was rescued by US Coast Guard officials when he fell from his jet ski in the Ocean City inlet Saturday evening. Witnesses saw the man go into the…
Read MoreWoman on Charter Ship off OC Rescued by US Coast Guard
A woman suffering from chest pains was medevaced by the US Coast Guard from about 47 miles off the Ocean City Coast. An emergency call was received around 7am –…
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