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Coast Guard rescue 3 mariners on sailboat in Chincoteague Harbor

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[…]

Coast Guard rescue 4 people aboard 32 nautical miles off Wachapreague

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[…]

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