Things happen in 3's....Our Rescue at Sea
7 May 2024 · 21 min · 3K views · Chesapeake Bay
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Sandra, crew of KYAN II a Morgan Out Island 41 Ketch, fractured the bone between her shoulder and elbow after slipping on a blanket aboard the anchored boat at Mill Creek near Solomon's Island, Maryland, on the night of Sunday, October 29th.15:14 Shane called 911; the Calvert County volunteer fire department and Maryland DNR responded by boat, chairlifted Sandra up a 50-foot embankment, and transferred her to a waiting ambulance.15:20 A stranger ashore lent Shane his car to reach the hospital the next day.15:53 Sandra was discharged with no shoes and no immediate follow-up; Kaiser Permanente provided no appointment until November 7th, and surgery followed on November 10th.15:59 The ICW southbound passage was canceled; the crew plans to resume sailing in June, heading to New England instead.16:37 Earlier in the same passage, Shane discovered the hydraulic steering had been re-piped backward after repair — left rudder commanded right and vice versa — caught only after departing the slip, requiring an emergency anchor drop to swap the hoses.9:39 The solo return trip north from Solomon's Island to Baltimore covered roughly 27 miles over two to three days in 20–25-knot north-northeast winds and 41-degree overnight temperatures, with cabin heat managed using a propane Mr. Heater Little Buddy and a second propane heater, both equipped with oxygen sensors, alongside a CO2 monitor.17:26
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