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Station Milford Haven News

22 Oct 2014

Boater Rescued from Sailboat Blaze

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The U.S. Coast Guard assisted with the rescue of a boater Monday after the man's 33-foot sailboat caught fire five miles west of Windmill Point in the Chesapeake Bay. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a VHF-FM channel 16 broadcast from Brown at approximately 10:40 a.m., stating his sailboat was on fire. Watchstanders were unable to maintain communications with Brown after the initial broadcast. A good Samaritan contacted the Coast Guard watchstanders and reported they had the burning sailboat in sight.

22 Jan 2014

Coast Guard Receives New Response Boat

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The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Station Milford Haven accepted delivery of the station's newest asset, a 45-foot Response Boat - Medium, Thursday, which represents the 146th boat in a fleet of 170 being delivered to the service. "It's exciting for the crew and myself to be in the position to take over the platform, train on the platform and ultimately to be able to serve the boating public of the Chesapeake Bay with a faster and better response platform that what we currently have," said Chief Petty Officer David Dickinson, the officer-in-charge of Station Milford Haven.

04 May 2004

USCG Assists Tug Taking on Water

The Coast Guard provided assistance to a tugboat taking on water in Chesapeake Bay, Va. last night. Tug Osceola began taking on water at about 9 p.m. near Rappahannock Shoal Channel in the Chesapeake Bay and called the Coast Guard for assistance. A Coast Guard HH-60 rescue helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., lowered a dewatering pump to the three-person tugboat crew to help keep up with the flooding and a 41-foot small boat crew from Station Milford Haven, Va. stabilized the tugs empty fuel barge which also had two people onboard. The cause of the flooding is unknown.