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Thursday, July 28, 2016

PHOTO RELEASE: COAST GUARD HELPS ENSURE SAFE 91ST ANNUAL PONY SWIM IN CHINCOTEAGUE, VA.


CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Chincoteague helped enforced the safety zone Wednesday at the 91st annual Pony Swim between Assateague and Chincoteague islands off Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Thousands of spectators gathered for the event both on shore and on the water.

Station Chincoteague crews used two 24-foot Special Purpose Crafts for the event.

The annual event gained international recognition after Marguerite Henry's children's novel "Misty of Chincoteague" was published in 1947 and the subsequent release of the 1961 film "Misty" based on the book.


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Would have been nice to have 6 MPH buoys placed near the swim. Some idiots were getting out of there way too fast for the number of boats that were there.

Anonymous said...

And just who picked up this costs? Is the Fire Dept.? Sure shouldn't be the taxpayers!