Coast Guard sets ice condition 2 in Hampton Roads, plans to close Capes to vessel traffic
Coast Guard Cutter Chock file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David R. Marin)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Captain of the Port set ice condition two and closed the Capes to inbound and outbound vessel traffic at 6 p.m. today.
Ice condition two is set when there is significant formation of ice in navigable waters. Ice has been reported on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and in...
Coast Guard crews work to break ice in Mid-Atlantic region
Petty Officer 1st Class Ben Heinze navigates the Coast Guard Cutter Cleat, a 65-foot ice breaking-tug, to help free a local tugboat stuck in the upper Chesapeake Bay ice Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David R. Marin)Baltimore – The crews of the Coast Guard Cutters Capstan, Cleat and Chock are working this winter to break ice and maintain navigable waterways...
Coast Guard welcomes Cutter Chock to upper Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard officially welcomed a 65-foot Small Harbor Tug and crew during a ceremony at the Coast Guard Yard here Wednesday.
The Coast Guard Cutter Chock and its eight person crew changed their homeport from Portsmouth, Va., to Baltimore.
“The relocation of the cutter Chock to Sector Baltimore will greatly enhance the Coast Guard’s multi-mission response capabilities...
Coast Guard to welcome Cutter Chock to upper Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is scheduled to officially welcome a 65-foot Small Harbor Tug and crew during a ceremony here Wednesday.
The Coast Guard Cutter Chock and its eight-person crew are changing their homeport from Portsmouth, Va., to Baltimore.
“The relocation of the cutter Chock to Coast Guard Sector Baltimore will greatly enhance the Coast Guard’s multi-mission response capabilities...
Coast Guard, local, state, federal agencies conclude anti-terrorism exercise
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer David R. Marin
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and multiple local, state and federal agencies throughout Hampton Roads concluded a three-day anti-terrorism exercise Thursday.
The exercise simulated multiple terrorist attacks to test response capabilities in maritime hostage and mass casualty scenarios.
The exercise began with a terrorist situation aboard...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Smithfield, VA
USCG MH-60 helicopter file photoPORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing man at 8:54 p.m. Friday.
Multiple rescue crews searched approximately 23 square miles over a 14-hour period.
Participating in the search were crews from the Coast Guard Cutters Shearwater and the CGC Chock, small boat crews from Station Portsmouth, MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter air crews from Air Station...
Coast Guard, local agencies search for missing boater near Smithfield, VA
USCG file photoPORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard and local rescue responders are searching for a missing male who entered the water after the sailboat he was on capsized with 9 others aboard at approximately midnight Thursday in the James River near Smithfield, Va.
Five of the boaters swam ashore, and four were rescued by responders at the scene.
The operator of the tug Robert Burton reported to Coast...