Coast Guard searching for 2 overdue boaters
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for two 65-year olds who are reported overdue after failing to return Monday from a sailing trip to the Azores, Portugal.
Missing are Virginia Beach natives Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones.
Nikopoulos and Jones departed from Hampton, Virginia on June 8 for the Azores. The boaters reported to Jones’s daughter on June 13 that heavy weather had damaged...
Coast Guard Fifth District holds Change of Command
Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath, incoming 5th District commander, salutes Rear Adm. Laura Dickey as he relieves her during the 5th District’s change-of-command ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia, May 11, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Emily Velez.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath assumed the duties and responsibilities of Coast Guard Fifth District Commander from...
