Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat file photo by Cmdr. Brendan Hilleary
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Coast Guard and the Maryland Natural Resource Police rescued four people aboard a sinking pleasure craft 14 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region received a report through VHF Channel 16 from a person stating that their 25-foot vessel was taking on water.
A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Ocean City was launched aboard an 47-foot Motor Lifeboat to assist.
When they arrived on scene, the crew dewatered the sinking vessel while a boatcrew from MNRP disembarked the four people from the vessel and transported them to shore.
No injuries were reported. All persons aboard the sinking vessel were wearing lifejackets.
