Captain Derrick Hoy of Quantico, Md., and his crew of the “Crusher” and Captain Treavor Green of Hayes, and his crew of the “Lady Luck” were the top winners in Saturday’s Mathews Volunteer Fire Department’s East Riverfest Boat Docking and Fireworks Celebration at Williams Wharf.
While this second annual event wasn’t held until the day after July 4, the day still ended with a bang, as the MVFD treated crowds that packed Williams Wharf Landing and residents and boaters up and down the East River to a free Independence Day fireworks show.
“I do not have numbers yet, but we sold more product than last year and the event went flawless,” said event coordinator Neal Hudgins, who added that there were guesstimated to be 422 boats in the river at one point.
“I have not received one complaint from anyone, not one,” Hudgins said of the boat docking/fireworks event. “They also stated they were shocked at how smooth the shuttles and the entire event went … Thank God for volunteers and their hard wo...