F/V Elizabeth C; Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia | 1993-Jan-29

Initial Notification: The F/V Elizabeth C, a 72-foot trawler, ran aground January 29, 1993. The vessel was carrying about 10 tons of ice and 3,500 gallons of fuel when it hit the rocks near the south end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. The three Norfolk-based crew members were uninjured. MSO Hampton Roads arranged for the fuel onboard to be removed by International Marine Services the local oil spill response contractor. The vessel was towed off the rocks to a Hampton repair facility on January 31, 1993. USCG district 5.