Coast Guard searches after semi goes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for one person, Thursday, after a tractor-trailer truck went into the water from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia command center were notified at approximately 2 p.m. that the truck with trailer attached went over the rail with at least one person inside roughly 1 mile from Chic’s Beach.
Multiple...
Coast Guard rescues three adults and one child from sinking vessel
Coast Guard Station Little Creek dewatering a 22-foot recreational vessel taking on water near First Island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Dec. 4, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued three adults and a child from a recreational vessel taking on water Sunday at Thimble Shoal South Island, also known as First Island, by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
The...
Coast Guard rescues four people from a disabled sailing vessel
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued four people from a disabled sailing vessel Monday approximately two miles east of Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Virginia received notification at approximately 2 a.m. from a good Samaritan that the 48-foot sailing vessel Irish...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker near Lynnhaven Inlet
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday at 7 p.m. for a missing 27-year-old kayaker who went missing near Lynnhaven Inlet early Tuesday morning.
Coast Guard and local partner agencies searched for two days, covering more than 1,873 square miles.
Coast Guard watchstanders received a notification Tuesday at 10 a.m. reporting Ryan Tew, 27, last seen leaving Crab Creek in Lynnhaven...
Coast Guard continues search for overdue kayaker
Coast Guard crews from Station Little Creek and Air Station Elizabeth City search for a missing kayaker Sept. 13, 2022 near Lynnhaven, Virginia. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hunter Dellinger)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and local partner agencies continue to search for an overdue kayaker near Lynnhaven.
Missing is Ryan Tew, 27-year-old male, last seen leaving at Crab Creek...
Coast Guard searching for overdue kayaker near Lynnhaven, Va.
The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue kayaker near Lynnhaven, Virginia. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Lally)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue kayaker Tuesday near Lynnhaven.
Missing is Ryan Tew, 27-year-old male, last seen on a red single-person kayak. Tew reportedly departed on his kayak from Crab Creek in Lynnhaven Inlet around...
Coast Guard stresses boating safety following busy weekend
Coast Guard Station Cape Charles 45-foot Response Boat-Medium File Photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is urging boaters to prioritize preparedness and safety this summer following a busy holiday weekend throughout the Mid-Atlantic region’s waterways.
Over the July 4th weekend, watchstanders at the Fifth Coast Guard District’s command centers received 44 distress calls that resulted in Coast...
Coast Guard medevacs man suffering from heart attack symptoms
A Coast Guard aircrew medevacs a man experiencing symptoms of a heart attack aboard a 75-foot fishing vessel, 18 miles northeast of Virginia Beach, Dec. 1, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt Joe Bannon.)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 57-year-old man reportedly suffering from symptoms of a heart attack approximately 18 miles northeast of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Wednesday.
Watchstanders...
Coast Guard, partner agencies end search for missing 23 year-old male
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat – Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd. Class Mark Jones
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies ended their search, Sunday, for a 23-year-old male who was last seen going under the surface of the water while swimming at Dam Neck Beach, Saturday evening.
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire Department recovered a body matching the description of the...
