Pirate Poachers of the Chesapeake: Piney Point’s Lumpkins boat caught red-handed with thousands of illegal croakers

The vessel was holding about 14,000 pounds of croaker and other species of fish, many appearing to be undersized. Seventeen NRP officers from four counties were assigned to measure the entire catch, an effort that took 12 hours. The fish were kept under refrigeration in trucks provided by the waterman.
Approximately 3,500 pounds—or 25 percent—of the catch were found to be undersized. Those fish were seized and returned to the water.

Dipsy Paddle Dipper Got Lost at Assateague; Critical Rescue Resources Diverted – but she could still check her email!

(ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, MD) – When a kayaker gets lost and calls for help, her rescue is important to keep her from having to spend the night on a strange beach near Assateague but also diverts important rescue resources from being available for an actual emergency. This story is a class case of kayakers deciding to take to the waves and bays without a clue of what to do.

Boaters hit bridge at night on ‘Maxx’d Out’ as safe boating week gets underway

Boating at night is fraught with risk for those uneducated on navigation and safe boating practices. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department reports on two hapless souls who were out for a ride on the water and returning at night-time managed to hit a bridge and rip off the top of their speedboat.