HAMPTON, Va. — Coast Guard Sector Virginia and the Port of Virginia hosted the 17th annual Steven Todd Dooley Search and Rescue Forum (17th SAR Forum) near Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Search and Rescue (SAR) Forum is an annual event that continues to strengthen regional interagency partnerships and communication, as well as improve the life-saving processes and skills required Leer másCoast Guard and Port of Virginia host 17th SAR Forum[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and two good Samaritans rescue 13 people from a sinking commercial fishing vessel Friday approximately 63 nautical miles southeast of Chincoteague. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Virginia received a mayday call at approximately 2 a.m. from the 115-foot commercial fishing vessel, Tremont, stating they were reportedly involved in a Leer másCoast Guard rescue 13 from fishing vessel 63 nm of Chincoteague[…]
CHINCOTEAGUE, Virginia.— Coast Guard crews rescue 3 mariners in Chincoteague Inlet after their sailboat ran aground during severe weather Wednesday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia Command Center received notification of the distress at approximately 2:22 p.m. Wednesday afternoon and issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast. Sector Virginia also launched crews aboard a Leer másCoast Guard rescue 3 mariners on sailboat in Chincoteague Harbor[…]
CAPE MAY, N.J. — The Coast Guard rescue seven people from a sport fishing boat beset by weather 69 miles southeast of Cape May Sunday. A small craft advisory for the area indicated 4-to-6-foot seas with winds gusting up to 30 knots. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received the initial report from Coast Leer másCoast Guard rescue 7 from sport fishing boat beset by weather[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard crews rescue a 67-year-old woman after she was swept out to sea from Metompkin Inlet on Friday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia received notification from Accomack County dispatch. The woman’s husband called 911 after witnessing her get swept out to sea. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia dispatched Leer másCoast Guard rescue woman swept out to sea from Metompkin Inlet, Virginia[…]
WACHAPREAGUE, V.A. — The Coast Guard rescue a vessel with 4 people aboard that was taking on water, 32 miles east of Wachapreague Inlet on Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia received the report via VHF-FM channel 16 at 7:08 a.m. They issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast, then dispatched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium Leer másCoast Guard rescue 4 people aboard 32 nautical miles off Wachapreague[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Resource Commission rescue a woman and a boy in the early hours of Sunday morning in Horntown Bay near Chincoteague, Virginia. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia’s Command Center received a report that a 57 year-old woman and a 3 year-old boy went missing at 1:50 Leer másCoast Guard, Virginia Marine Resource Commission rescue jet skiers near Chincoteague, Virginia[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and local authorities are searching for two missing men after their canoe capsized near the mouth of the Poquoson River Monday morning. A passenger who was also aboard the canoe was able to swim to shore and call York County 911, who then contacted the Coast Guard Sector Virginia Leer másCoast Guard searches for 2 missing men in Poquoson River, Virginia[…]
