M/V CAPE HUDSON; Chincoteague Inlet, Chincoteague Shoals, VA

Chincoteague Inlet, Chincoteague Shoals, VA | 1992-Dec-11

Initial Notification: The M/V Cape Hudson was under tow by the tug Elsbeth II from Rhode Island to Newport News, VA in a "dead ship" status (i.e., the vessel was without power and carried no personnel). The tow line parted because of heavy weather and the tug was unable to obtain the emergency hawser cable. The Cape Hudson was adrift downwind with the potential to go aground on Chincoteague Shoals, VA. On December 12 a USCG helicopter placed emergency ship's personnel on the Cape Hudson and they released the emergency towing hawser. The tug Elsbeth II recovered the emergency towline and took the Cape Hudson in tow to Norfolk with no further incidents. USCG district 5.