Thursday, August 8, 2013

Coast Guard Releases Names of 2 Who Died in Boating Accident Off Ocean City

WBOC
OCEAN CITY, Md.- The U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of the two men who died when their catamaran capsized about 30 miles northeast of Ocean City. 

The victims were identified as 57-year-old William Gogel, of Baltimore, and 57-year-old Fredy Fabricio-Castro, of Silver Spring, Md.

The Coast Guard says a boater reported the capsized 28-foot catamaran at about 9 a.m. Monday. A helicopter aircrew from the Coast Guard Air Station in Atlantic City, N.J., arrived and recovered the bodies of Gogel and Fabricio-Castro. Another boat rescued two 55-year-old men, who are not being identified at this time.

The federal investigation into the accident is active and ongoing, according to the Coast Guard.

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