'Maryland Swim for Life' this Saturday on the Chester River

     Chestertown, Md. -- Mariners are advised that the “21st Annual Maryland Swim for Life” is scheduled to occur on the Chester River on Saturday, July 14, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Approximately 200 swimmers will operate parallel to the shoreline on a course marked with large orange inflatable buoys located between Rolph’s Wharf and a location upriver for approximately 3 miles, before returning to Rolph’s Wharf.

     Swimmers will be supported by sponsor-provided kayaks and motorized launches. Coast Guard special local regulations establish a regulated area on the Chester River, shoreline to shoreline, bounded on the south by a line drawn at 39°10′16″ N near Chester River Channel Buoy 35 (LLN-26795) and bounded on the north at 39°12′30″ N by the Maryland SR-213 highway bridge at Chestertown, MD. This area will be enforced from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 14, 2012. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander may forbid and control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area.

     Coast Guard vessels enforcing this regulated area can be contacted on marine band radio VHF-FM channel 16 or 22A. When hailed or signaled by an official patrol vessel, a vessel in the area shall immediately comply with the directions given. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. For any comments or questions contact Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Waterways Management Division, at (410) 576-2674 or Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. Chart 12272.