OCEAN CITY — With a little good timing and perhaps some divine intervention, a local Good Samaritan helped save an unconscious 24-year-old Pennsylvania last week after he dove from a bulkhead into shallow water in the bay at 14th Street.Around 10:50 a.m. last Thursday, the Ocean City Police Department and the Ocean City Fire Department… Read more »
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Coast Guard Airlifts Teen Off Cruise Ship Far Offshore
OCEAN CITY — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter airlifted a 14-year-old boy who had fallen ill from a cruise ship off the coast of Ocean City on Tuesday morning.Coast Guard Watchstanders in the 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth were notified on Tuesday morning by the captain of the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway that a… Read more »
Federal, State, City Officials Celebrate Partnership Initiatives
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s federal and state partners gathered on the Boardwalk on Monday to extol the virtues of recent significant investments in the resort including an expedited beach replenishment project, continued dredging of the Inlet channel and a federal flood zone map revision that saved property owners millions of dollars.Against the backdrop of… Read more »
Vessel Runs Aground In Marsh, Leading To Search Effort
WEST OCEAN CITY — A Virginia man was arrested and charged with operating a vessel while impaired after running a 28-foot boat hard aground on a marsh early Sunday morning touching off an extensive search for its eight occupants.Around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) received a call regarding a boat hard… Read more »
National Champ Sea Gulls To Host Lax Camp
OCEAN CITY- The reigning NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse champion Salisbury University team will host the Lax’n at the Beach boy’s lacrosse summer camp in Ocean City during the first week of July.The Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department will host the lacrosse summer camp led by Salisbury University men’s lacrosse head coach Jim Berkman… Read more »
Two White Marlin To Share Enhanced Prize Money
OCEAN CITY — Two white marlin caught on back-to-back days last weekend will share portions of the recently enhanced prize for the annual milestone after a little geography issue with the first kept it from claiming the entire package.Last Friday, the Fish Whistle out of Indian River caught the first white marlin of the year… Read more »
Jones Selected To National All-Star Tteam
BERLIN- Most Blessed Sacrament sixth-grader Griffin Jones has been named as a 2017 National Lacrosse All-Star and had been selected to represent the state of Maryland at the National Lacrosse Academy and the National Lacrosse Classic in Richmond in July.Jones was also selected to represent Maryland at the National Lacrosse Classic last year. The National… Read more »
MSSA “Tuna-Ment” Again A Big Success
OCEAN CITY- The Maryland Saltwater Sportsfishing Association (MSSA) last weekend hosted its 28th Annual Mid-Atlantic Tuna Tournament in and around the resort area with great results in all divisions.For 28 years, the MSSA has hosted the Mid-Atlantic “Tuna-Ment” with boats fishing out of Ocean City, Indian River and Chincoteague targeting tuna and dolphin. For the… Read more »
Saltwater Lacrosse Stays On Major Roll
BERLIN- The local Saltwater Lacrosse Club stayed on a major roll last weekend in the summer-long travel tournament season, collecting another division championship and sending three more teams to title games in an event in Virginia.The Saltwater Lacrosse Club features young players from Worcester, Wicomico and Sussex Counties. Two weeks ago, the Saltwater Lacrosse Club… Read more »
Club’s 35th Canyon Kick-off Set For Next Week
OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s 35th Annual Canyon Kick-off tournament gets underway next week with the first of three official fishing days.With tuna practically jumping in the boat for most of the resort area’s sportfishing fleet for the last week or so, and billfish and dolphin turning up in good numbers offshore, there… Read more »