OCEAN CITY (July 8, 2008)  –The Maryland Natural Resources Police continue their investigation of a Sunday morning, July 6, boating accident that occurred at 1:08 a.m., in Assawoman Bay at the Route 90 Bridge in Ocean City.

A 2007 21-foot fiberglass ski boat with ten occupants struck one of the bridge abutments sending all the occupants into the bay. NRP along with the Ocean City Fire Department responded to the scene in heavy fog conditions. Several Ocean City fire fighters who responded to the scene in their personal boats, assisted in rescuing all ten occupants from the water.

Seven of those occupants were transported to various hospitals, including Atlantic General Hospital and the Peninsula Regional Medical Center, with non-life threatening injuries. One person remains hospitalized at Peninsula Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening. The other six were treated and released for various injuries. Police are not releasing information on the identity of the occupants at this time.

The Route 90 Bridge was closed to vehicle traffic for three hours until Maryland State Highway inspectors determined the bridge to be safe for travel. The Ocean City Fire Department, Ocean Pines Police Department, Worcester County Sheriff's Office, Maryland State Police, Maryland State Highway Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard assisted NRP with the incident. The investigation continues.