Boater Missing Near Breezy Point

     Breezy Point, Md. -- Four people were rescued early Saturday morning and a search continues for one person after their boat capsized during Friday night's violent storm.

     U.S. Coast Guard officials said a Good Samaritan rescued two people after the boat they were aboard began sinking around 3:30 a.m. near Breezy Point, Maryland. The boaters were found hanging on to a crab pot buoy.

     Maryland Natural Resources Police have identified the missing person as Angel Ayala Cerros, 28, of Alexandria, Virginia. It was Cerros' 12-foot boat that capsized during high winds, heavy rains, and rough sea conditions.

     The Coast Guard rescued two more people who had been in the boat shortly after a distress call.

     According to the NRP, the four people rescued were wearing life jackets when the boat capsized, but Cerros had become separated from his life jacket during the accident.

     The search for the missing boater continued Saturday with the following units participating: U.S. Coast Guard, NRP, the Charles County Fire Department and the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.

1.3-Mile 'Swim Across the Potomac River' Scheduled for July 8

     Alexandria, Va. -- Mariners are advised that the “Swim Across the Potomac River” is scheduled to occur in the Potomac River on Sunday, July 8, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Approximately 250 participants will swim across the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland on a 1.3-mile linear course located downriver of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial (I-95/I-495) Bridge.

     The start is located along the shore at North Point at Jones Point Park and the finish is located along the shore at National Harbor Marina. A portion of the swim course will cross the federal navigation channel. The Coast Guard has established a regulated area for all waters of the Potomac River, within lines connecting the following positions: from 38°47’35” N, longitude 077°02’22” W, thence to latitude 38°47’12” N, longitude 077°00’57” W, and from latitude 38°47’24” N, longitude 077°03’03” W to latitude 38°46’54” N, longitude 077°01’09” W.

     The regulated area will be enforced from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on July 8, 2012. The effect will be to restrict vessel traffic on certain waters of the Potomac River. 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 VHFFM 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.

     Mariners are  urged to schedule their transits on this waterway beyond the enforcement times. The swimmers will be supported by sponsorprovided watercraft. For any comments or questions, contact Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Waterways Management Division, at (410) 576-2674 or Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. Chart 12289.

Chestertown Tea Party Scheduled for May 26

     Chestertown, Md. -- Mariners are advised that the annual Reenactment portion of the Chestertown Tea Party Festival is scheduled to occur along the Chester River on Saturday, May 26, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

     The key component of the event includes the movements and anchorage of the Schooner SULTANA off Chestertown, Maryland. As described in 33 CFR Section 100.501, special local regulations establish a regulated area, approximately 350 yards in length and 150 yards in width, on all waters of the Chester River, within a line connecting the following positions: latitude 39°12’27” N, longitude 076°03’46” W; thence to latitude 39°12’19” N, longitude 076°03’53” W; thence to latitude 39°12’25” N, longitude 076°03’41” W; thence to latitude 39°12’16” N, longitude 076°03’48” W; thence to the point of origin at latitude 39°12’27” N, longitude 076°03’46” W.

     This area will be enforced from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 26. Except for persons or vessels authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the regulated area. The operator of any vessel in the regulated area must stop the vessel immediately when directed to do so by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol and proceed as directed by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol. Coast Guard vessels enforcing this regulated area can be contacted on marine band radio VHF-FM channel 16 or 22A.

     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.