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11 Rescued From Disabled Boats On July Fourth On Potomac River 11 Rescued From Disabled Boats On July Fourth On Potomac River
11 Rescued From Disabled Boats On July Fourth On Potomac River All's well that ends well. Multiple agencies in the DMV region were on hand on Thursday night, when a strange scene involving two vessels played out on the Potomac River, officials say. Shortly before 11 p.m. on July 4, a distress call was made regarding a boat taking on water after striking an unlit buoy in the area of Piscataway Creek on the river, leaving the vessel disabled. Seven people were on board the sinking ship. Things got trickier when a Good Samaritan attempted to offer an assist, but ultimately wound up entangled in the other boat's lines, leaving it disabled with two adults…