UPDATED: Beach Warning from Chincoteague to Fenwick Island & Dewey Beach for Medical Waste Washing Up on Beaches

By Mari Lou | September 16, 2024
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UPDATED – 09/16/24 – Beach area closures in Maryland – Ocean City & Assateague State Park.聽 In Delaware – Fenwick Island & Dewey Beach.聽 Update on Virginia Closures from Assateague Island National Seashore:聽 The Chincoteague Public Beach in the Virginia unit has been added to the Closure List. All Ocean Facing Beaches at Assateague Island…

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Update: Assateague Island National Seashore Beaches Fully Reopened Following Discovery of Apparent Remnants of Military Ordnance

By The Talk of Delmarva News | August 4, 2022
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The regular lifeguarded swimming area at Assateague Island National Seashore’s North Ocean Beach has reopened after being closed for several days due to the discovery of fragments of old military munitions.No material has turned up since Sunday afternoon.Visitors are reminded not to pick up any unknown metal objects on the beach or in the surf,…

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Rescued Seal Tom Sawyer Returns To The Ocean

By The Talk of Delmarva News | August 13, 2021
Rescue seal Tom Sawyer is released at Assateague State Park | August 11, 2021 Courtesy of Theresa Keil, National Aquarium. NOAA Permit 18786-04
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A juvenile grey seal, Tom Sawyer, has been released into the ocean at Assateague State Park. The seal was rehabilitated at the National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center, after being rescued from a Delaware beach in April, in coordination with the Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute. Tom Sawyer was found to be suffering…

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