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Coast Guard, Navy Assist Sinking Fishing Boat

On February 18, 2010, the Coast Guard was called on to assist a distressed fishing vessel with four crewmembers onboard approximately 69 miles east of Chincoteague. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland received a distress call from the crew of the fishing vessel Travis & Natalie stating they were taking on water and [...]

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Chincoteague Native Retires from Coast Guard after 42 Years of Service

The Coast Guard has honored a civilian employee retiring after 42-years of service to the Coast Guard. Billie Rae Hill, a Chincoteague, Va., native and graduate of Chincoteague High School, began her civil service career in 1958 as a procurement clerk at Naval Air Station Chincoteague and worked several government jobs through the next 19 [...]

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