Coast Guard boat and helicopter crews assisted the crew of a coal carrier that ran aground Thursday morning off Virginia Beach, Va.
The 958’x147’x38’ Panama-flagged bulk carrier JSW Salem had departed Baltimore and was outbound from Chesapeake Bay with 120,000 metric tons of coal and 26 people on board when it ran aground near Cape Henry Buoy No. 4, according to the Coast Guard.
The crew notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads in Portsmouth, Va., and a 45’ response boat medium...
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