{"id":68905,"date":"2018-12-03T21:27:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T21:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/03\/tornado-strikes-naval-base-kings-bay\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:57:02","slug":"tornado-strikes-naval-base-kings-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/03\/tornado-strikes-naval-base-kings-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado strikes Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A tornado tore into the southeast corner of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay<\/a> on Sunday, injuring five people and tossing at least three vehicles into the water, officials say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The twister struck around 3 p.m. Sunday in a section of the base that\u2019s mostly used by Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay<\/a>, but none of their personnel reported injuries and officials say their 87-foot small cutters escaped major damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, a federal civilian employee, a male child and an active duty sailor who were fishing nearby suffered minor injuries while scrambling for shelter as the tornado touched down at the Georgia base. In a nearby patrol boat, two Navy masters-at-arms ducked down in the pilot house as the funnel slammed them around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe winds almost overturned it,\u201d base spokesman Christopher Tucker told Navy Times on Monday. \u201cFrom our perspective, we\u2019re just glad that they\u2019re safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All five victims were transported to local medical facilities, treated for minor injuries and released on Sunday, Tucker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t