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Coast Guard rescues 3 swimmers near Kent Island in Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard rescued three swimmers after they drifted away from their anchored boat off the coast of Kent Island Monday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore received a call at approximately 2:45 p.m. from a person aboard the Speak Easy reporting three men were drifting away from the boat and needed assistance, and they were not able to operate the boat to retrieve them.
A crew aboard a 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Coast Guard Station Annapolis arrived on scene and brought the men aboard their boat. The men were transported back to their boat.
No injuries were reported.
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