Boat taking on water near Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Hampton VA
Medical EmergencyDispatch audio about a water rescue. Callers report a 24-foot light blue boat taking on water near Buoy 21 on the eastbound side of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. The water is rough and two adults on board are putting on life jackets. The boat is drifting and responders are tracking the location by a rapid SOS signal and notifying nearby agencies, including Fort Monroe.
Audio|Source: Norfolk City Police Dispatch - 2nd Precinct
02:4
Transcript:
Okay, 2.25. Go ahead. We are responding to a water rescue at the H.R.B.T. I'm listening to the call taker. We have a report of a subject in distress near Buoy 21 and are confirming. We're getting water rescue units. Copy. I'm just looking (name withheld). (name withheld) 2, any available street supervisor, 10A, confirm you copy traffic for the water rescue at the HRBT eastbound side. T30.com. Copy. Great. Brata 282. Yes, ma'am. We're still waiting on units right now. I copy. 25, be advised they are near Buoy 21. It looks like a 24-foot light blue boat taking on water. Water is very rough. Two adults on board are putting on life jackets. 208. 208. You can put me on a message as well. Copy. The watercraft is drifting. They launched from the Hampton Marina but are showing east of the HRBT per rapid SOS. Copy. 2-2 radio. 2-2. Yes, ma'am. Since units are en route, can you have a signal 2-2-25 for that water rescue? Copy that. I am watching the rapid SOS. They are moving with the current and may be closer to Fort Monroe National Monument, so we are advising Hampton as well.
Okay, 2.25. Go ahead. We are responding to a water rescue at the H.R.B.T. I'm listening to the call taker. We have a report of a subject in distress near Buoy 21 and are confirming. We're getting water rescue units. Copy. I'm just looking (name withheld). (name withheld) 2, any available street supervisor, 10A, confirm you copy traffic for the water rescue at the HRBT eastbound side. T30.com. Copy. Great. Brata 282. Yes, ma'am. We're still waiting on units right now. I copy. 25, be advised they are near Buoy 21. It looks like a 24-foot light blue boat taking on water. Water is very rough. Two adults on board are putting on life jackets. 208. 208. You can put me on a message as well. Copy. The watercraft is drifting. They launched from the Hampton Marina but are showing east of the HRBT per rapid SOS. Copy. 2-2 radio. 2-2. Yes, ma'am. Since units are en route, can you have a signal 2-2-25 for that water rescue? Copy that. I am watching the rapid SOS. They are moving with the current and may be closer to Fort Monroe National Monument, so we are advising Hampton as well.
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Fort Monroe, VA 23651
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