The sailboat struck a jetty and beached at Ninth Street. (Photo courtesy of Facebook post by Ken Wendi Overby)
At approximately 4 a.m. Monday, Ocean City emergency dispatchers received a call about a sailboat that ran aground on the beach at Ninth Street, according to a city news release.
A solo sailor was reportedly using autopilot when the boat struck the rock jetty off Ninth Street and then beached. The sailor was uninjured, and the boat suffered only damage to the rudder.
Ninth Street beach was closed to bathers on Monday morning and will remain so until the boat can be towed away.
