Boat Run Aground with Multiple Swimmers near Caravel Farms, Glasgow DE


Emergency crews responded to a 25-foot sailboat that ran aground on a rock wall near Caravel Farms. Several swimmers were in the water, and a rescue operation was underway. The boat motors were reportedly disabled, which caused the vessel to be stuck. Crews rigged the boat's bow to pull it off the wall and assist the swimmers safely.
Audio|Source: New Castle County Fire
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Transcript:
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We're going to be switching our operations to track for.
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We've got a 25-foot sailbed on the rock wall actively involved in a rescue account we can out in the APH.
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But we're in with our council and talk.
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Appreciate.
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All right, can you create the most stubborn incident for that, please.
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Appreciate.
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25 Medicaid response, Charlie Sears.
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Watch, the (number withheld), Concord Pike, Concord Gowery, J-552.
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We got it for a swimmer.
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We got two swimmers.
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That's two swimmers.
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All right, we're back to him.
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You repeat that again.
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So all they're going to do is rigged the bow.
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We've got the anchors, uh, taken care of those.
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Once they rigged the bow, you're just going to pull them off the wall at the distance, let him fire up his motor, and then he's on his left.
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We'll see what we can do.
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The original report we got from the Coast Guard was that his motors were disabled and that's why he was stuck on the wall.
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All right, monitoring fact four.
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Yeah, we're here.
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I'd be advised.
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Three swimmers will all for Marine 18, one the vessel.
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Location mentioned:
Caravel Farms, Glasgow, DE 19701
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