BALTIMORE, MD – Aiming to keep local waterways safe this holiday weekend, Maryland Natural Resources Police will again join the nationwide effort by local, state, and federal agencies in the tenth annual Operation DryWater. Officers will be on the water providing heightened enforcement and awareness about the dangers of drinking while boating. Boating under the influence continues to be a leading […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD – A local fire company dedicated a new boat on Friday. The Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine dedicated a new fire boat, Marine Unit 217, on Friday morning. The new boat, christened the “Mrs. Linda II,” will be used for open water rescues, for patient transport, and for fire suppression. The company had been working […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD – The Baltimore County Police Department invites boaters and non-boaters alike to the 4th Annual Sergeant Marvin T. Haw IV Boating Safety Day on Saturday, June 1, 2019. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wilson Point Park, located at 950 Beech Drive in Middle River (21220). The theme is “Sober Boater, […]
Crews are on the scene of a Tuesday morning water rescue in Essex. At about 11:45 a.m., a sailboat overturned in the water near the 2500-block of Barrison Point Road (21221). A police vessel is now on the scene with the occupant. There has been no word on any injuries.
Boating Safety Day is back. Join the Baltimore County Police Marine Unit for their third annual Sergeant Marvin T. Haw Boating Safety Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Wilson Point Park in Middle River. The event is family friendly with multiple water safety demonstrations, prizes from local vendors, games for the kids, food […]
Crews are responding to the scene of a Sunday afternoon boat fire in Middle River. At just after 1:30 p.m., crews responded to the 1800 block of Wilson Point Road. At the scene, units found a docked boat that was on fire. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use caution in the area.
Two men from Pennsylvania were injured in a boating accident along the Gunpowder River on Friday evening. The crash occurred at about 5:30 p.m. near Neptune Drive in Joppa. Crews from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene and transported both patients to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Trauma Center. Details surrounding the crash are scarce, however both men’s […]
Crews are on the scene of a boat fire at the Baltimore Yacht Club. At about 2:30 p.m., fire personnel responded to 800 Baltimore Yacht Club Road in Essex. Reports indicate that firefighters found a fully involved boat fire in the middle of the water. Multiple land and marine fire units are responding to the scene. There has been no […]