USCG crews worked with Seattle Fire, Seattle Police, and local Washington Department of Ecology responders to set up an “absorbent boom” around what they describe as a cabin cruiser. According to a USCG spokesperson, the boat was leaking fuel as it sunk. The USCG urges anyone with a boat they can’t take care of anymore to call the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
On Thursday, October 12, 2023, at approximately 4:06 p.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary's County were dispatched to the Solomon's Yachting Center located at 255 Alexander Lane in Solomons, for the reported Marina fire.