COAST GUARD: boat found, Christopher Martin Young missing in the Chesapeake Bay

The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a possible person in the water in the Chesapeake Bay, Saturday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Virginia command center initially received a report of a 20-foot Boston Whaler beached in the vicinity of Factory Point, Virginia with signs of recent occupancy.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a possible person in the water in the Chesapeake Bay, Saturday, June 4, 2022. 

Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Virginia command center initially received a report of a 20-foot Boston Whaler beached in the vicinity of Factory Point, Virginia with signs of recent occupancy.

Crews are searching for Christopher Martin Young, a 63-year-old white male weighing approximately 200 pounds. 

Currently searching is an HC-130J Hercules aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City along with the CGC Angela Mcshan. 

The search area for Young includes the Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis, Maryland to Hampton, Virginia.

Cell phone data indicated the vessel departed Annapolis, Maryland yesterday evening and transited south. 

Poquoson Fire, Hampton Fire, and Virginia Marine Resources Commission are also responding to the search efforts with aircraft and small boats. 

Additional Coast Guard assets involved in the search are:

Coast-Guard-rapid-response-vessel-stationed-at-Cape-Charles-Virginia. THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY photo
Coast Guard Jayhawk Helicopters stand ready at Air Station Elizabeth City Wednesday, March 10, 2016. Air Station Elizabeth City helicopter crews were at Kill Devil Hills to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Coast Guard’s aviation program with formation flights and a classic painting scheme. (U.S. Coast Guard photo illustration by Auxiliarist David Lau)
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  • 29-foot Response Boat-Small II from Station Cape Charles
  • MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City
  • 29-foot Response Boat-Small II from Station Oxford 
  • 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Station Milfordhaven 
  • 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Station Crisfield 

If you have any information pertaining to this case, contact the Coast Guard Fifth District Five command center at (757) 398-6390.

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