Coast Guard assists disabled vessel in Chincoteague Bay
Coast Guard 27-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water (SPC-SW) File Photo.
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted a disabled boat with five people aboard just after midnight Wednesday near Mosquito Creek in Chincoteague Bay.
Coast Guard Sector Virginia watchstanders received a notification that a 21-foot pontoon boat reportedly suffered an engine casualty and needed assistance. A Coast Guard...
Coast Guard rescues 3 mariners stranded on sailboat in Chincoteague Harbor
A rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City rappels down to rescue three mariners stranded in Chincoteague Harbor, Virginia, Sept. 1, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Ross Comstock)
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va.— The Coast Guard rescued 3 people in Chincoteague Inlet after their sailboat ran aground during severe weather Wednesday afternoon.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector...
Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 6 after vessel sinks off Chincoteague
Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish file photo by Petty Officer Annie R. Berlin
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of six people on Monday, 60 miles east of Chincoteague, Virginia, with the help of a good Samaritan.
No injuries were reported, but the 34-foot pleasure craft was determined to be unrecoverable.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia received the initial distress...
Coast Guard suspends its search for missing man near Quinby, Va.
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing man southeast of Quinby Saturday.
The 36-year-old missing man was last seen camping on Parramore Island around midnight Thursday.
The Coast Guard searched for a total of 30 hours covering approximately 142 square miles Friday and Saturday.
“One of the most difficult decisions...
Coast Guard searching for missing man near Quinby, Va.
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a missing man southeast of Quinby Saturday.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Command Center in Portsmouth received notification at about 2:40 p.m. Friday that 36-year-old Will Judge of Baltimore, Maryland, last seen camping on Parramore Island near Quinby Inlet,...
Coast Guard responds to boat fire 14 miles southeast of Chincoteague, VA
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory Morrison of Station Chincoteague assists mariners aboard the Rod Buster en route to Chincoteague, Virginia, Aug. 11, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Leighton.)
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two mariners after their boat caught fire 14 miles northeast of Chincoteague, Friday evening.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector...
Coast Guard medevacs 62-year-old fisherman off Chincoteague, VA
USCG 47-Foot Motor Lifeboat File Photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 62-year-old man from a fishing boat about 13 miles east of Chincoteague, Virginia, Tuesday.
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Command Center in Portsmouth were notified via radio at 3:52 p.m. that a man was experiencing heat-related injuries aboard the fishing vessel Windmill Point.
A 47-foot...
Coast Guard enforces safety zone for 92nd Annual Pony Swim on Chincoteague Island, VA
A herd of wild ponies crosses Assateague Channel during the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, July 26, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki)
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Coast Guard enforced a safety zone for the 92nd Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim in Assateague Channel Wednesday.
Two 24-foot Special Purpose Craft-Shallow Water boat...
Coast Guard encourages public to verify vessels for hire are properly licensed
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — The Coast Guard is encouraging tourists in Chincoteague this summer to check that charter boat captains are licensed and operating a vessel inspected by the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard personnel will continue to focus on enforcing federal regulations intended to ensure public safety. Coast Guard law enforcement boat crews will board vessels and cite charters that do not have licensed...
