VESSEL DEPARTED FROM THE ATLANTIC YACHT BASIN AND ENCOUNTERED SHEETS OF ICE AS IT HEADED EAST ON THE ALBEMARLE CHESAPEAKE CANAL. AFTER BREAKING THROUGH THE ICE, THE VESSEL BEGAN TAKING ON WATER. THE CAPTAIN RAN THE BOW ONTO THE SHORE AT the ROUTE 168 BRIDGE CROSSING, TO PREVENT THE VESSEL SINKING IN THE CHANNEL.
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