MadGar, are you OK?
I'm sad to report that it appears 3 fellow fisherman lost their lives Saturday night.
I saw a picture of the remaining man to be found, Roger Grissom, holding a monster striper while standing next to a Parker boat. Hard to tell what model, but it appears to be an open stern model with (at least 1) Yamaha 225. I assume the picture was not current to this week.
From a new article:
Two men were found dead and another rescued Sunday after a fishing boat capsized on the Potomac River the previous day amid choppy waters stirred by wind gusts that topped 45 miles an hour.
The high wind also toppled trees, flipped over traffic lights and caused widespread power outages in the Baltimore area. Occupants of at least two other boats had to be rescued over the weekend – one near Fort Howard in Edgemere and the other on the Chesapeake Bay.
Though it's not yet known what led the boat to capsize on the Potomac River near St. Mary's County on Saturday, Maryland Natural Resources Police spokeswoman Candy Thomson said the mild weather worsened quickly as the wind picked up, making the rescue efforts difficult. If a fourth fisherman Natural Resources Police are still searching for is found dead, it will be the deadliest single boating incident in Maryland this year, Thomson said. Police will resume their search Monday morning.
"Conditions were absolutely horrible," Thomson said. "Three-foot seas, gusts to 45 miles an hour. And of course it's pitch black.
One of the four men on the fishing boat texted his wife around 4 p.m. and said the group was returning to Combs Creek Marina in St. Mary's County. Instead, police and U.S. Coast Guard authorities picked up a mayday call from the 30-foot powerboat around 5 p.m., Thomson said. Natural Resources Police, Coast Guard, State Police and officials from the nearby Pax River Naval Air Station searched for the men until about 3 a.m. Sunday, then resumed the search at dawn. Shortly after, the survivor was spotted by a helicopter clinging to the hull of the boat. The bodies of the two victims were found later in the morning.
Police identified the survivor as Jason Downing, 39, of Mechanicsville, and said he was taken to MedStar St. Mary's Hospital in unknown condition. The two deceased victims were Gregory Moore, 55, of Mechanicsville, the owner of the boat; and William Edelen Jr., 48, of White Plains. Natural Resources Police and the U.S. Coast Guard were still searching waters south of Breton Bay on Sunday for the boat's fourth occupant, who was identified as Roger Grissom, 52, of Hughesville.
The men were participating in the 24th annual Chesapeake Bay Fall Classic fishing tournament when their boat capsized. On Sunday, tournament organizers called off the last day of the event due to weather conditions. The organizers could not be reached for comment.
God bless them and their families.
I'm sad to report that it appears 3 fellow fisherman lost their lives Saturday night.
I saw a picture of the remaining man to be found, Roger Grissom, holding a monster striper while standing next to a Parker boat. Hard to tell what model, but it appears to be an open stern model with (at least 1) Yamaha 225. I assume the picture was not current to this week.
From a new article:
Two men were found dead and another rescued Sunday after a fishing boat capsized on the Potomac River the previous day amid choppy waters stirred by wind gusts that topped 45 miles an hour.
The high wind also toppled trees, flipped over traffic lights and caused widespread power outages in the Baltimore area. Occupants of at least two other boats had to be rescued over the weekend – one near Fort Howard in Edgemere and the other on the Chesapeake Bay.
Though it's not yet known what led the boat to capsize on the Potomac River near St. Mary's County on Saturday, Maryland Natural Resources Police spokeswoman Candy Thomson said the mild weather worsened quickly as the wind picked up, making the rescue efforts difficult. If a fourth fisherman Natural Resources Police are still searching for is found dead, it will be the deadliest single boating incident in Maryland this year, Thomson said. Police will resume their search Monday morning.
"Conditions were absolutely horrible," Thomson said. "Three-foot seas, gusts to 45 miles an hour. And of course it's pitch black.
One of the four men on the fishing boat texted his wife around 4 p.m. and said the group was returning to Combs Creek Marina in St. Mary's County. Instead, police and U.S. Coast Guard authorities picked up a mayday call from the 30-foot powerboat around 5 p.m., Thomson said. Natural Resources Police, Coast Guard, State Police and officials from the nearby Pax River Naval Air Station searched for the men until about 3 a.m. Sunday, then resumed the search at dawn. Shortly after, the survivor was spotted by a helicopter clinging to the hull of the boat. The bodies of the two victims were found later in the morning.
Police identified the survivor as Jason Downing, 39, of Mechanicsville, and said he was taken to MedStar St. Mary's Hospital in unknown condition. The two deceased victims were Gregory Moore, 55, of Mechanicsville, the owner of the boat; and William Edelen Jr., 48, of White Plains. Natural Resources Police and the U.S. Coast Guard were still searching waters south of Breton Bay on Sunday for the boat's fourth occupant, who was identified as Roger Grissom, 52, of Hughesville.
The men were participating in the 24th annual Chesapeake Bay Fall Classic fishing tournament when their boat capsized. On Sunday, tournament organizers called off the last day of the event due to weather conditions. The organizers could not be reached for comment.
God bless them and their families.
