Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 06.20.2019
A U.S. Coast Guard 45-foot Motor Life-Boat crew from Station Cape Charles, Virginia transports five people back to shore after their boat capsized near the Old Plantation Flats Light near Cape Charles, June 20, 2019. The Coast Guard was assisted by four good Samaritans during the rescue. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kenneth Macdougall)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 06.16.2019
A 42-foot sailing vessel gets towed through the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to Cape Charles Harbor by a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Cape Charles, Virginia, June 16, 2019. The sailing vessel was previously adrift and disabled in the Chesapeake Bay shipping channel, which is part of our country’s Marine Transportation System that brings in $4.6 trillion of economic......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 02.26.2019
The Coast Guard and other local agencies respond to a boat fire at Cape Charles Marina in Cape Charles, Virginia, Feb. 26, 2019. A Unified Command was established, comprised of the U.S. Coast Guard, Accomack County Fire Department, Cape Charles Fire Department, Cheriton Fire Department and Virginia Department of Emergency Management. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.30.2018
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Shannon Kearney, a public affairs specialist at the 5th Coast Guard District in Portsmouth, Virginia, imparts cold water safety tips to a local media member at Station Cape Charles, Virginia, Oct. 30, 2018. Coast Guard personnel invited media members to get underway, witness demonstrations, and learn about cold water safety gear. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.30.2018
Coast Guard Lt. Gary George, public affairs officer at Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth, Virginia, welcomes and briefs media members during an outreach event at Station Cape Charles, Virginia, Oct. 30, 2018. Station personnel stressed the importance of boaters dressing for the water temperature, not the air temperature, and demonstrate various survival techniques. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.30.2018
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jose Termini, a crew member at Station Cape Charles, Virginia, topples out of his kayak during a demonstration in the Chesapeake Bay, Oct. 30, 2018. The station crew hosted local media members to explain the dangers of cold water and offer safety tips. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Aidan Cooney/Released)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.30.2018
A boat crew member at Coast Guard Station Cape Charles, Virginia, plays with unit mascot Whiskey during a demonstration at the station, Oct. 30, 2018. The station crew hosted media members and imparted cold water safety facts and tips during the event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Aidan Cooney/Released)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.30.2018
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jose Termini, a crew member at Station Cape Charles, Virginia, demonstrates the proper use of a signal mirror in the Chesapeake Bay, Oct. 30, 2018. Station Cape Charles personnel invited media aboard to demonstrate cold water survival techniques and usage of survival gear. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Aidan Cooney/Released)...