Md. State Police Helicopter Rescues Mariner In Distress

By The Talk of Delmarva News | January 6, 2022
MSP helicopter rescues a mariner in medical distress on Chesapeake Bay (photo courtesy of US Coast Guard)
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A Maryland State Police helicopter crew rescued a crew member in medical distress from a tanker in Chesapeake Bay near Kent Island this week. U.S. Coast Guard-Sector Maryland requested the helicopter Wednesday morning. MSP Aviation Command Trooper 6 is based at the Easton Airport. The helicopter crew located the 462-foot Liberian-flagged tanker the Chem Jupiter,…

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Two People Who Fell from Tanker Ship off Chincoteague Expected to Survive

By | February 7, 2019
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Two engineers who fell from a tanker ship’s lifeboat about 70 miles east of Chincoteague are expected to survive their injuries. Coast Guard officials tell WGMD the two were working on the tanker’s lifeboat, when it detached and dropped into the water. The Coast Guard and Navy responded, saving the pair. They suffered injuries including…

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