Helicopter Rescues Sailor On Chesapeake Bay Cargo Ship: Police

Annapolis MD

30 June, 2021

3:14 PM

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DORCHESTER COUNTY, MD — Police said a medevac helicopter on June 18 hoisted a patient from a cargo ship in the Chesapeake Bay. Officers noted that the emergency chopper took the patient to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, a hospital in Salisbury. The Maryland State Police Aviation Command added that it dispatched the helicopter around 5:30 a.m. The United States Coast Guard, Sector Baltimore got the initial call and requested the help of the Trooper 6 chopper, an incident report explained. The write-up informed that the helicopter flew out to the 750-foot ship, called the Laurence Francoise, which was passing Cove Point in the bay. The AW-139 chopper hovered 50 feet above the vessel while the rescue technician descended and retrieved the patient, the press release stated. Police did not mention why the patient needed treatment. Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. Download our mobile application from the App Store or Google Play. Have a story idea? Please contact me at [email protected] with any pitches, tips or questions. Follow me on Twitter @JacobBaumgart and on Facebook @JacobBaumgartJournalist to stay up-to-date with the latest Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County news.