10 people rescued from capsized boat near James River Bridge, VA
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Coast Guard, Newport News Fire Department and Virginia Marine Police worked together to rescue 10 people from the water after their vessel capsized near the James River Bridge, early Saturday morning.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a call from Newport News Police Department who reported the capsized vessel with ten people in the water.
A 29-foot...
Coast Guard concludes search for man located alive near Machipongo, Va.
Coast Guard Cutter Mako file photo photo by AUX David Lau
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard concluded its search for a Norfolk man after he was located alive near Machipongo Sunday.
Wesley Schoonmaker was discovered by a good Samaritan after Schoonmaker came ashore with his raft at a Machipongo beach near the person’s home and walked into their backyard. The good Samaritan called Eastern Shore...
Coast Guard assists 4 aboard boat taking on water in northern VA
From left to right: Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Collins, Petty Officer 1st Class Kendall Story, Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Nieves, Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Ford and Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Packett pose with the owner of the 36-foot vessel that they helped dewater near the mouth of the Rappahannock River in Virginia, Oct. 7, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
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Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Police focus on safe boating for National Safe Boating Week
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Police are focusing their efforts on boating safety Friday in support of National Safe Boating Week and in preperation for the Memorial Day weekend.
National Safe Boating Week is an annual, nation-wide campaign focused on promoting safe boating practices that started Saturday and ends Friday.
Nationwide, from 2011 to 2012, deaths in boating-related...
Coast Guard rescues father, son and Virginia Marine Police crew near Tangier Island, Md.
BALTIMORE — A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., rescued four people from a grounded vessel near Tangier Island, Md., just after midnight Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Crisfield, Md., received a distress call at approximately 6 p.m. Friday, from the owner aboard his 36-foot boat reporting he had run aground with his son aboard, near Tangier Island.
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Coast Guard, good Samaritan, VMP respond to sinking sailboat in Elizabeth River, Va.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard, a good Samaritan and the Virginia Marine Police came to the aid of a boater in the Elizabeth River near Chesapeake, Va. Wednesday.
A Coast Guard crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., responded at approximately 2 p.m. to the boater’s call for assistance via VHF-FM channel 16 after his boat began taking on water...
Va. Marine Police, Coast Guard rescue 49-year-old kayaker near Kiptopeke Beach
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A 49-year-old man from Ambler, Pa., was rescued early Friday morning near Kiptopeke through a coordinated effort by the Virginia Marine Police and the Coast Guard.
The man, who had been kayaking along the Eastern Shore, called 911 around midnight reporting that his kayak had capsized east of Kiptopeke.
The 911 call was transferred to the Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Command...
