Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard Station Little Creek boat crew along with a Hampton Fire Rescue EMT medically evacuated a 92-year-old man from the cruise ship Grandeur of the Seas near Sewells Point in Chesapeake Bay Saturday afternoon.
Coast Guard searching for missing man near Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and Virginia Beach Fire and Rescue are conducting a first light search Monday morning for a 58-year-old male off the first island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Va.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing man off Newport News, Va.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing man in the waters off the Newport News Marine Terminal at approximately 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Update: Coast Guard responds to capsized vessel near Lynnhaven Inlet, Va.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – At approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a mayday call involving a capsized fishing vessel near Lynnhaven Inlet, Va.
Six rescued from capsized vessel near Lynnhaven Inlet, Va.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Rescue crews from the Coast Guard, Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Pilot Association and the Patapsco Maryland Pilot Association responded to a report of a capsized vessel near Lynnhaven Inlet, Va., Wednesday.
Kayaker rescued near Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a woman Monday after her kayak overturned one and a half miles south of the first island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Coast Guard rescues man in Chesapeake Bay
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a 26-year-old man after he fell overboard from a 26-foot boat near the east side of the second island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Video – 45 Foot Response Boat Medium
Coast Guard Station Little Creek, VA – Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam Eggers reports for the Pentagon Channel on the introduction of the Coast Guards newest boat, the 45 foot Response Boat-Medium.
Coast Guard prepares for severe weather in Virginia and North Carolina
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard personnel in Virginia and North Carolina are preparing Wednesday for forecasted high winds and heavy seas.
For the safety of personnel and their boats, Virginia Station’s Milford Haven and Little Creek are currently unable to respond due to weather outside their boat’s operating standards.
Coast Guard crews aboard 25-foot rescue boats cannot respond if...
