Shipwrecked sailor guilty of trespassing in Norfolk

Posted to: Crime News Norfolk
Login or register to post comments

The Virginian-Pilot
© February 7, 2012

NORFOLK

A judge convicted shipwrecked sailor Michael Calabrese of misdemeanor trespassing Monday for returning to an Ocean View shelter after he was kicked out.

Calabrese, whose ship the Maybe Tomorrow blew ashore during Hurricane Irene, also was granted a dismissal of a charge of being drunk in public in the Aug. 28 incident. Circuit Judge Jerrauld Jones sentenced Calabrese to 30 days in jail and suspended its execution as long as Calabrese remains on good behavior.

Calabrese testified that he was a registered guest of the Bayview Recreation Center after the shipwreck. He said he returned to the shelter because he wanted to comfort his girlfriend, who also survived the wreck.

A police officer testified that Calabrese had been removed from the shelter earlier because he had been disruptive.

COMMENTS ADVISORY: Users are solely responsible for opinions they post here; comments do not reflect the views of The Virginian-Pilot or its websites. Users must follow agreed-upon rules: Be civil, be clean, be on topic; don't attack private individuals, other users or classes of people. Read the full rules here.
- Comments are automatically checked for inappropriate language, but readers might find some comments offensive or inaccurate. If you believe a comment violates our rules, click the report violation link below it.

alcohol...

Submitted by wahuh on Tue, 02/07/2012 at 7:55 am.

...Says it all.

And....

Submitted by R Clarence on Tue, 02/07/2012 at 9:54 am.

....stupid puts a period on it.

i think

Submitted by beach23451 on Tue, 02/07/2012 at 4:50 am.

I think he was asked to leave the marina....not sure why, but some marinias want boats out of there before a storm. That said, the usual procedure is to haul the boat out of the water or go down the inter coastal waterway into the Great Bridge area or Dismal Swamp to find a sheltered place to tie up. His last decision I would think would have been to pull into Willoughby Bay and ride it out at anchor. Of all the many options this guy had at the time, he choose the ONLY one you would NOT do....head out into open water. So sounds like he was just nuts.