by Jackie Nunnery
HEATHSVILLE—During a Thursday, February 13, meeting of the Northumberland board of supervisors, members of the boating public urged the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to address a water hazard near the remnants of the Great Wicomico River Lighthouse, removed in 2015.
According to a presentation made by Wayne Young, a retired Coast Guard member with experience in aids to navigation, the 60-foot diameter rock pile was originally installed by the U.S. Lighthouse Service to protect the Great Wicomico River Lighthouse from ice. It rises 10-12 feet off the bottom, which is just below the surface during mean low water, causing problems for even experienced boaters.
“It has collected multiple boats yearly, typically with significant damage to vessels….
