Ocean City Beach Patrol will end its protection of 11 beaches (including 46th Street, above) starting on Monday, Aug. 24.
The Ocean City Department of Fire and Rescue Services announced this week that 11 beaches will not be guarded by the Ocean City Beach Patrol as of Monday, Aug. 24.
With many students returning to classes before Labor Day (which falls on the latest possible date this year, Sept. 7), the OCBP does not have the manpower to fully staff its beaches. The beach patrol offers incentive pay for guards to finish out the season through Labor Day, but that's not a possibility for some high school and college students or teachers.
The following beaches will not be protected for the week of Aug. 24 to 30:
- Waverly Blvd.
- Atlantic Blvd.
- 13th Street
- 16th Street (Surfing Beach)
- 17th Street
- 20th Street
- 28th Street
- 46th Street
- 48th Street
- 53rd Street
- 60th Street
Fire Chief Chris Breunig said there's some possibility that additional beaches could left unguarded after Aug. 30.
Thirty-one beaches remain protected 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and Labor Day. Guarded beaches include:
- Seaspray Road
- Surf Road
- North Street
- Stenton Place
- St. Charles Place
- Delancey Place
- Park Place
- Brighton Place
- 5th Street
- 7th Street
- 8th Street
- 9th Street
- 10th Street
- 11th Street
- 12th Street
- 14th Street
- 15th Street
- 18th Street
- 22nd Street
- 24th Street
- 26th Street
- 30th Street
- 32nd Street
- 34th Street
- 36th Street
- 39th Street
- 42nd Street
- 44th Street
- 50th Street
- 55th Street
- 58th Street
