RedactedNarrative: On Monday, April 13th, 2020, at approximately 1537 hours, I was dispatched to a call for two men in the water that were holding onto their sinking vessel approximately 200 yards off of the shoreline from 800 Bay Front Avenue in North Beach, MD. 
  
      Both men were fishing at the time of the incident. They stated the wind and waves picked up causing them to capsize.  The vessel involved was a green 10' rowboat that was given to OPERATOR 1 by a friend. The North Beach Fireboat was performing training exercises in the area and responded immediately when the call came out. We responded to NRP vessel 857, while another officer responded by land. OPERATOR 1 was able to swim to a nearby pier, and OPERATOR 2 was rescued by the fireboat and brought to shore. We were requested to stand down on our response via NRP 857 due to both subjects being rescued. Therefore, we responded by land. They were evaluated by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and released with no injuries.
  
      The vessel sank and was not recovered. USCG was contacted and made aware of the situation. Both subjects were wearing life jackets when the vessel capsized. At the time of the incident, there was a thunderstorm coming through with south winds of 20 to 30 mph, with gusts to 40 mph. The waves were approximately 2 to 3 feet during the storm. The water temperature was approximately 60 degrees.  OPERATOR 1 did not check the weather forecast prior to heading out. The vessel did not have a motor on it. OPERATOR 1 valued the vessel at $400. A watercraft accident report is attached.
  
  All events occurred in Anne Arundel County, MD.
  
  This case is closed.
  