HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying to identify the owner of a sunken sailboat.
The vessel was located in the Chesapeake Bay approximately 2.25 miles NNE of Thimble Shoals Channel and 4.5 miles east of Buckroe Beach, in about 16 feet of water.
According to a Facebook post by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, divers with the Marine Incident Response Team inspected the sailboat and said it did not have a state registration or name. They made it clear this is not a search and rescue operation.
The mast is visible above water, as seen in this image, but the Corps placed a wreck buoy to alert boaters.
If you know who it is, please call the Hazards to Navigation Hotline at 757-893-2960. This is required before they can proceed with vessel removal…