Southern Maryland Boaters Urged to Seek Harbor as Wind Gusts Over 34 Knots Hit Bay Saturday Night

Southern Maryland Boaters Urged to Seek Harbor as Wind Gusts Over 34 Knots Hit Bay Saturday Night

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Solomons Island, Md. – A sharp line of wind gusts topping 34 knots is racing down the Chesapeake Bay, posing immediate danger to small boats from Drum Point, Maryland to Smith Point, Virginia until 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Boaters along the Patuxent River and Tangier Sound are urged to get off the water now, as conditions can deteriorate witho…

Boaters, Dog Rescued After Vessel Runs Aground On Patuxent River - The BayNet

DUNKIRK, Md. — Two boaters and a dog were safely rescued Thursday evening, April 24, 2025, after their vessel ran aground on the Patuxent River.Crews from the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched around 7:50 p.m., with Engine 52, Boat 5A, Chief 5A, and Chief 5B responding. Rescue Boat 6 from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department, already on the river for a training exercise, joined the effort.Fire officials said responders locat…