Up to 1,500 Swimmers to Participate in 'Diamond in the Rough' Triathlon

     Perryville, Md. -- Mariners are advised that the swim segment of the “Diamond in the Rough” annual triathlon is scheduled to occur in the Susquehanna River on Saturday, July 7, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Up to 1,500 swimmers will operate on a marked course with a start and finish at the fishing dock at Stump Point (Perryville Community Park), located at Perryville, Maryland.
     Participants will be supported by sponsor-provided motorized watercraft and kayaks. Safety patrol vessels on scene can be contacted on marine band radio channel 16 VHF-FM, if necessary. For any comments or questions contact Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Waterways Management Division, at (410) 576-2674 or Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. Chart 12274.