partially sunk vessel being refloated near congress avenue, Hampton VA
Fire & ArsonFire and police marine units responded to a partially sunk vessel near Congress Avenue in Hampton. Crews discussed using pumps and the tide conditions to refloat the vessel. The vessel is sitting on the bottom in about three feet of water. Resources remain on scene as refloating efforts continue.
Audio|Source: Hampton Fire and Rescue
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Apparently, Tubbo is on their way.
00:02
They're going to try to find something to get on to the flat.
00:04
So police department is going to get their small Zodiac with the 25 outboard and the Viola.
00:11
They're going to head out too.
00:12
We have a pump from the outside of a pump for them.
00:16
Okay, their pumps are maintained, right?
00:23
Last I heard they're doing okay.
00:24
His last report was it was about 8 to 10 inches in his hole in climbing.
00:28
I don't know if it's how many the water pumps he has on board, but they are sitting in three feet and he is on bottom, so he's not going down any farther.
00:36
The biggest problem now is the chopping, that's the roughs him off of where he sat down.
00:42
Careful.
00:43
Up here on shore, I'm right here on Congress Street, right off, right off your port side.
00:48
And the tide is extremely low.
00:50
The water's pushed all the way back out from the seawall, probably about 30 feet.
00:57
Yeah, sir, it's definitely noticeable a lot here.
00:59
Also, our channels on the inside coming in, or six foot in the middle of the channel going into the Hampton River, so that's why he came out to the bigger part.
01:08
If the tides come back in, hopefully he'll be able to refloat and then keep pumped running until they get him in.
01:18
If you're all good with it, I'm going to clear.
01:20
I'll all stay monitor in TAC 1 if you need me.
01:23
I'm going to clear and head back to the station.
01:25
Just let me know if you do anything.
01:30
Private 2 is clear on that.
01:31
We're going to go back to dispatch also, but we are monitoring Orion 1-Op6 with HPD.
01:39
I'll switch over to Orion 1-Op6 and I'll be on the same channel with you.
01:42
Call if you need any other resources, I'll give them to you.
01:47
Fireboat 2 is clear, thank you.
01:53
All right one hand.
01:55
With anyone.
01:58
Fire Boat 2 has enough resources on the scene.
02:00
I'm gonna clear.
02:02
They'll be on Orion 1op 6 in fire dispatch and they'll call for resources they need them.
02:10
Are we letting all units go?
02:14
Negative. Fireboat 2, so Medic 2 and Engine 2 are still on scene and they'll be on scene for a little bit.
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Congress Ave, Hampton, VA 23669
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