A week of 90-degree temperatures has claimed its first lives in Maryland.

via Maryland heat deaths – baltimoresun.com.

(Be safe on the water or at the beach. Use sun screen, hydrate yourself – drink water! Stay out of the sun. If you start getting a sun burn or your skin gets prickly get out of the sun immediately. Hot weather can be dangerous weather on the boat!)

Annapolis, Md. (June 23, 2010) —Metro Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a boating accident. The family of Mark Gentile, age 56 from Mt. Jackson, Virginia, is offering the reward for information on the hit-and-run boating accident that severely injured Gentile on June 5.

“We are offering this reward in hopes of catching the person responsible for stealing my life away,” said Gentile.

Gentile has been unable to run his business or care for a family member that has Alzheimer’s since the accident. Gentile spent ten days in Maryland Shock Trauma following the accident and expects to spend at least 90 days at Envoy of Alexandria, a short- and long-term care facility in Alexandria, Virginia.

The accident occurred at 2:30 p.m. near the Thomas Point Light in the Chesapeake Bay when a white and champagne-colored Donzi-type speedboat ran over Mr. Gentile as he was swimming in the water near his sailboat. The speedboat was occupied by at least one balding white male and a younger-looking white female.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) is investigating the incident and has enlisted the help of Metro Crime Stoppers to promote awareness of the crime and generate public response. Informant identity is kept confidential. The details that are provided by the tipster are forwarded to NRP for investigation.

To be eligible for the reward, the information must come into the Metro Crime Stoppers by: calling 866-7lockup (866-756-2587 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 866-756-2587 end_of_the_skype_highlighting), text “MCS” plus your message to CRIMES (274637) or by web at www.metrocrimestoppers.org.

Click here to View the Reward Announcement.

$5,000 Reward for Information on Boating Hit and Run – Southern Maryland Headline News | U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Police said a 41-year-old man on the jet ski was cut by one of the boat’s propellers.

Read the details:

via Man Injured In Boat Vs. Jet Ski Crash – Baltimore News Story – WBAL Baltimore.

On Saturday, June 26, 2010 The Drum Point Flotilla is visiting Herrington Harbor North at Deale, MD to offer and perform Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel Safety Checks.

This is part of our mission to enhance boating safety. The inspection is FREE. When you pass you earn a 2010 VSC sticker for your vessel.

Be concerned about safety.  Have your vessel inspected by the Coast Guard Auxiliary.