nbc s aaron gilchrist traveled to a small island on the virginia coast that could soon disappear. the chesapeake bay has provided a living for folks here for 200 years or so. and now the chesapeake bay is threatening to take us away from here. reporter: james eskridge knows his hometown is in trouble. the science is unquestionable. definitely climate change related. reporter: welcome to tangier island, home to just under 400 people, a working-class town of fishermen and crabbers. once an oasis teeming with farmland, now the small virginia town in the middle of the chesapeake bay is sinking. eskridge is the mayor of tangier. he believes erosion is the primary threat putting his community in danger. our main concern is the erosion because it s taking place at such a rapid rate. i know you hear about sea level rise. and we ll deal with that later. this creek has gotten wider over time. you can see it on the satellite imagery. reporter: marine biologist dave schulte has been
A trio of commercial crabbers are okay after their boat sank several miles off the Sonoma Coast. They were rescued by fellow fisherman late yesterday afternoon.