Overdue boaters located 80 miles east of Chincoteague
The two boaters who were reported overdue after failing to return to Hampton have been located safely Friday approximately 80 miles east of Chincoteague.
The overdue boaters, Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, contacted watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Virginia command center to inform them of their safety and are now en route to Hampton.
The pair reportedly were struck by lightning after sailing...
Coast Guard continues to investigate whereabouts of overdue boaters
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard continues to investigate the whereabouts of two sailors who were reported overdue after failing to return to Hampton, Virginia as planned.
The overdue boaters, Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, departed Hampton June 8 on the 36-foot sailboat Kyklades, headed to the Azores. Jones’ daughter reported the pair overdue June 17 after they did not return to Hampton,...
