Coast Guard suspends search for missing mariner 529 miles east of Virginia Beach

Coast Guard HC-130 file photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday evening for a man who reportedly entered the water with two other people on Wednesday morning.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th District command center received the initial report at approximately 4 a.m. that motor vessel Stena Progress had diverted from its course to respond to a MAYDAY broadcast...
Coast Guard searching for missing mariner 529 miles east of Virginia Beach, Virginia

Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing mariner who entered the water with two other people 529 miles east of Virginia Beach, Wednesday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th District command center received a report at 4:00 a.m. that motor vessel Stena Progress had diverted from its course...