Tanker captain with fever taken off ship near Md.
Wednesday - 2/13/2013, 9:43am ET
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The Coast Guard says the captain of a tanker anchored off Annapolis needed medical attention after reporting he had a fever.
The Coast Guard says the captain of the Cape Althea contacted them Tuesday at about 5 p.m. to report he had a temperature of 104 degrees.
The Coast Guard says it escorted an Anne Arundel County Fire and Rescue boat crew to the scene, and the 61-year-old captain was taken off the ship.
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