Anne Arundel County
Shady Side, MD
Nationwide ADV Report
User Submitted Data
Habitat Type: Salt marsh
Vessel Position: Partially submerged
Vessel Intact: Mostly
Vessel Secured: Not secured
Vessel Name: Unknown
Vessel Type: Recreational
Hull Type: Fiberglass
Vessel Size: 16 to 26 ft
Hull Color: White
Make and Model: Single mast sailboat
Registration Number: NA
Hull ID: NA
Additional Information: This derelict sailboat has been washed up on a Salt Marsh in Cheston Creek off of the West River about 10 miles south of Annapolis Maryland, and it has been there since July 2025. The marsh is owned by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center located at 647 Contees Wharf Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037. I have reported this abandoned boat to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources police several times, and I have registered it on this BoatUS website before!
Accessibility: Easy
Reported on Behalf Of: Myself
Tidal Overview
6 hours 27 minutes after high tide
Data from Annapolis (US Naval Academy) (9 miles away)
Water Level (at time of report): 3:46 pm, 0.9' MLLW
High Tide (Predicted): 9:19 am, 1.5' MLLW
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Weather Overview
Wind Speed: 6.9 MPH
Wind Direction: SSE (150°)
Temperature: 92℉
Rainfall (Calendar Day): 0"
Rainfall (Past 24 Hours): 0.22"