Celebrating veterans: 10th annual Veterans Day breakfast
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmine Mieszala
Baltimore – More than 70 years of military service and five wars were represented by 200 attendees during the annual Veterans Day breakfast hosted by Elks Lodge #1044 of Crisfield, Maryland, Tuesday.
Elks Lodge #1044 is a branch of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a national organization committed helping the community and honoring the...
Coast Guard medevacs 60-year-old man from boat near Crisfield, Md.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard medevaced a 60-year-old man Friday from a 17-foot boat in Little Annemessex River near Crisfield.
A good Samaritan contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore Command Center watchstanders at approximately 2 p.m., stating a boat was doing circles in the water with one person aboard unconscious.
Watchstanders from Sector Baltimore launched a 29- foot Response Boat – Small...
Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters aboard sinking boat near Crisfield, Md.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued two boaters aboard a fishing boat Wednesday that was taking on water in Ape Hole Creek near the Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area.
The 41-foot fishing boat Carolyn Jeanne began taking on water, and in response, the operator of the boat contacted his father. The father arrived at Coast Guard Station Crisfield and notified watchstanders of the situation. Two...
Coast Guard rescues father, son and Virginia Marine Police crew near Tangier Island, Md.
BALTIMORE — A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., rescued four people from a grounded vessel near Tangier Island, Md., just after midnight Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Crisfield, Md., received a distress call at approximately 6 p.m. Friday, from the owner aboard his 36-foot boat reporting he had run aground with his son aboard, near Tangier Island.
Station...
Coast Guard rescues boater in Tangier Sound near Crisfield, MD
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued a 50-year-old man after the 20-foot sailboat he was aboard capsized in Tangier Sound near Crisfield Saturday
The man’s wife contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore at approximately 8:23 p.m. reporting her husband’s sailboat had capsized in Tangier Sound, and he was sitting on top of the overturned boat and required assistance.
A crew aboard...
Coast Guard medevacs boater near Tangier Island, Va.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard medevaced a 37-year-old man after the boat he was aboard allided with a day beacon in the Chesapeake Bay near Tangier Island, Va., Friday.
The man contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders at approximately 10:15 p.m., Friday reporting he had allided with an object in the water near Tangier Island and had injuries to himself and the other man aboard, who was...
Coast Guard responds, suspends search for possible downed aircraft near Deal Island, Md.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 1:38 p.m. Sunday for a possible downed aircraft in the Wenona area of Deal Island, Md.
Neighborhood residents contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders at approximately 6 p.m., reporting to have heard an aircraft engine and a big splash in the water but were not able to see anything due to darkness and weather conditions.
“We treat...
Coast Guard, local authorities suspend search for boater near Tangier Island, Va.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and local authorities have suspended the search at 2:51 p.m. Friday for a 46-year-old man aboard a 30-foot sailboat who went missing approximately two miles south of Tangier Island, Va., Thursday.
The boater contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders at 3:54 a.m. Thursday and reported his boat had sustained damage, and he was requesting assistance.
A crew aboard...
Coast Guard searching for boater near Tangier Island, Va.
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and local authorities are searching for a 46-year-old man aboard a 30-foot sailboat approximately two miles south of Tangier Island, Va., Thursday.
The boater contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders at 3:54 a.m. and reported his boat had sustained damage, and he was requesting assistance.
A crew aboard a 41-foot Utility Boat from Coast Guard Station Crisfield,...
