Posts Tagged ‘O.C.B.P.’
Capt. Arbin in his 52nd Season Still Going Strong!
Delmarva’s best-known and longest-serving beach patrol captain is Ocean City’s Capt. Butch Arbin who joined the patrol in 1973 and became its captain in 1997. He is the only city employee on a contract with the mayor and city council and they could dismiss him at any time. “I hope they don’t do that. I…
Read MoreAfter Record-Low 2023 Staffing, O.C.B.P. Bounces Back This Summer
Last summer the Ocean City Beach Patrol had the fewest number of stands ever on the beach in its history. OCBP Capt. Butch Arbin says the problem had been that the town’s pay was not competitive enough which led to a lifeguard shortage. During “Labor Day weekend last year we had 34 stands on the…
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