WACHAPREAGUE – A 71-foot pleasure boat is stuck inside the breakers near Wachapreague on the Eastern Shore.
Because of the weather, a salvage ship can’t reach the boat, so the three crewmembers of the Laura J will be removed from the vessel this afternoon.
The boat ran aground around 9:30 a.m.
The Laura J has 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board, but there is no sign of pollution or debris.
The Coast Guard has a pollution response trailer from Chincoteague on site, just in case.
A 25-foot Coast Guard vessel out of Station Wachapreague is also on scene.
