PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended the search at 4:30 p.m. for two people who reported that their boat was sinking in the Chesapeake Bay early this morning.
The suspension was based on a lack of evidence that anyone was in the water after a nearly 15-hour search involving 12 boats and aircraft from the [...]
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Coast Guard Suspends Search in Chesapeake Bay
Huntington Coast Guard Deploys For Ohio Flooding
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – The Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Huntington has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) in response to flooding in Finley, Ohio and parts west along the Blanchard River, today.
The DART will provide assistance in search and rescue operations for flood victims in the impacted areas.
Huntington’s self-sustaining DART consists of a [...]
Updated: Coast Guard Seeks Info On Missing Boaters
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard continues to request information on two people who reported to Calvert County, Md., 911 that their boat was sinking in the Chesapeake Bay at about 1:15 a.m. today.
Crews discovered a 100-foot by 50-foot oil slick in the search area north of Taylor’s Island.
Anyone with information on boaters who have [...]
Coast Guard Seeking Information on Missing Boaters
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Searchers are looking for information on two people who reported to Calvert County, Md., 911 that their boat was sinking in the Chesapeake Bay at about 1:15 a.m. today.
Operators received three short, broken mobile phone calls from two people who reported they were between Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant and Taylor’s Island in [...]