RedactedNarrative: On May 30, 2021 Maryland Natural Resources Police, responded to Kentmorr Marina along with officers for a report of a disabled vessel being towed in by the United States Coast Guard.  The original call came out on VHF channel 16 as a vessel in distress at 1118 hours approximately .5 miles off shore from Bloody Point, Queen Anne's County Maryland.  NRP, Anne Arundel County Fire and Queen Anne's Fire boats were all originally dispatched along with USCG.  Swells were approximately 2-3 feet and winds in the 15-20 mph range with gusts up to 22 mph.  Once on scene, USCG advised that the vessel was not in immediate danger but that they would be towing them into Kentmorr Marina and that all other units could stand down and we could meet them by land.
  All NRP units arrived at Kentmorr Marina, located at 910 Kentmorr Road Stevensville, MD 21666 at approximately 1205 hours.  Queen Anne's County EMS arrived on scene at approximately 1257 hours.  Once on scene, they stated that they had been advised USCG was bringing in a patient with a head laceration above the eye.  USCG arrived at the north bulkhead with the vessel at approximately 1325 hours.
  The vessel in tow was a 1976 O'Day 25 ft sailboat, white in color, with the mast broken and dragging on the port side.  There were no identifiable MD Registration numbers on the forward half of the vessel and the stern had the name "Querencia".  The HIN was XDYG0419M761 and a search of Compass/Coin did not return any MD registration or USCG documentation number for the name or HIN.
  I then made contact with the USCG vessel 29463, a 2019 Metal Shark Patrol Vessel.  Both the passenger and operator of the Querencia were on board and were escorted off in order to be seen by EMS personnel.  PASSENGER 1, the passenger of the involved vessel, attempted to exit the port side of the USCG vessel onto the bulkhead, where he had trouble getting up onto the bulkhead as the vessel began to push away.  Because of this, I grabbed PASSENGER 1 by his personal flotation device onto the bulkhead before he could fall between the vessel into the water.  After pulling PASSENGER 1 onto land, he stated "my legs don't work too good".  PASSENGER 1 was then picked up by myself and CPL, where he was escorted over to the ambulance to be seen by EMS.  I then assisted OPERATOR 1, the captain of the involved vessel, from the USCG vessel to shore, where again his balance and footing were sub par and had to also be grabbed by his personal flotation device onto the bulkhead so as not to fall.  OPERATOR 1 had a laceration above his left eye and was taken over to EMS as well.  OFC stated that both subjects were a refusal and received no aid.  Due to their condition from helping them off the vessel, had either individual gone into the water at Bloody Point, they would not have been able to get back in the boat, nor help the other individual.
  While speaking to USCG, he stated that the vessel had actually been anchored in Fishing Creek in Anne Arundel County for the previous few days and had called the USCG station in Annapolis as well as flag down their vessels to ask questions, one in particular about a tow from the area. USCG COXSWAIN stated that the Querencia was not in the best of condition and could see the fiberglass bow in as the patrol vessel came along side the sailboat in order to check on their welfare.  USCG COXSWAIN stated that Sector advised them to tow them into the nearest marina.  When asked about the injury, USCG COXSWAIN did state that while underway, OPERATOR 1 got up from his seated position aboard the Querencia in order to try and secure the mast better at which time he fell and received the laceration to his head.  USCG COXSWAIN stated that there was a decent amount of blood when OPERATOR 1 stood up, at which time they pulled both individuals from the towed vessel aboard the USCG patrol vessel. 
  
  I then spoke to OPERATOR 1 after being cleared by EMS.  OPERATOR 1 stated that they were sailing from Annapolis to Quantico, Virginia and that the vessel had been recently purchased.  As marina staff were working to untangle the mast and secure it prior to putting it in a slip, OPERATOR 1 agreed to go over the paperwork with me at a later date.  OPERATOR 1 denied calling or waving down USCG about a tow and when asked why he chose Sunday to sail to Quantico, he stated that the weather had not been good the previous days.  I advised OPERATOR 1 that there was still a small craft advisory and if he thought it was a good idea to sail a newly purchased boat back approximately 137 miles per Google Maps without an auxiliary engine and only sail power.  OPERATOR 1 did not see any issue with it even though gusts exceeded 22mph and waves in the 2-3 foot range. 
  The vessel was stored by Kentmorr Marina staff until arrangements could be made to have it repaired or removed.  OPERATOR 1 did not have an estimate for the repair on the broken mast that day.  I responded back to Kentmorr Marina on June 1, 2021 in order to speak to OPERATOR 1 and go over the vessel paperwork and safety equipment.  The sailboat was not seen anywhere in the marina, at which point I responded to the marina office.  Staff advised that OPERATOR 1 had gotten his auxiliary motor working, fueled up and attempted to leave the marina but got a dock line stuck in his prop.  The vessel was then docked on the south bulkhead as OPERATOR 1 attempted to unwrap it.  Marina staff stated he climbed in the water to remove it, could not and also could not get out of the water.  Marina staff had to pull him from the water.  After this incident, they stated that he immediately left the area. No contact was made with OPERATOR 1 since the day of the incident.
  Photographs were taken of the vessel after being towed in by USCG.
  All events occurred in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
  