<p><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Roofing-by-George-Nov-Ches.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-899" title="Roofing by George Nov Ches" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Roofing-by-George-Nov-Ches-300x156.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="156" /></a> BALTIMORE (Oct. 23, 2010) &#8211; A Coast Guard crew medevaced a man who was reportedly suffering from a laceration above his left eye near Fishing Creek in Annapolis, Md., Sunday.<br />
Medevaced was Benjamin Reavis, 21, a student of the Merchant Marine Academy in King&#8217;s Point, N.Y.<br />
After the incident, Reavis was transferred from a 44-foot Naval Academy sailboat to a 20-foot Navy rigid hull inflatable boat that was en route to Coast Guard Station Annapolis when the boat began having engine trouble.<br />
Rick Dominique, the off-shore sailing coach for the Merchant Marine Academy, then contacted Station Annapolis via marine-band radio at 1:57 p.m. <a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Dorsey-Law-Firm-Chesapeake-April-2010.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-768" title="Dorsey Law Firm Chesapeake April 2010" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Dorsey-Law-Firm-Chesapeake-April-2010-175x300.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="300" /></a><br />
A 25-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Station Annapolis was dispatched.<br />
The Coast Guard rescue crew located Reavis, transferred him onto the RB-S and took him to Station Annapolis, where he was met by awaiting EMS. Reavis was then transported to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis.<br />
The incident happened very close to our station, which allowed us to get on scene within 10 minutes from the time we were notified,&#8221; said Petty Officer 2nd Class John Drohan-Clarke, the officer of the day at Station Annapolis.<br />
The Coast Guard urges mariners to outfit their boat with a functioning marine-band radio.<br />
Using channel 16 on a marine-band radio is the most reliable way to communicate a distress to search and rescue personnel in the event of an emergency while on the water.</p>