The city of Seadrift has a new Harbormaster, and he was sworn in by the city secretary Gabriella Torres on July 10. Pictured on that day are Gabriella and a very proud Harbormaster. Chris Ingram has been wanting to be the Harbormaster a long time. Now is his time to step up to the plate.

Chris wasted no time in going to work cleaning up around the harbor. Since he’s been in office a dilapidated building has been torn down and the east end of the harbor has been cleaned up, mowed, and trimmed! Chris’s response to having done all the work at the harbor was, “People need to see a clean harbor in Seadrift.” Chris extends an invitation for all to come down to the harbor to see the work that has been done. His work is an ongoing project fueled by a desire to make the Seadrift harbor a great place to be.

Chris and his lovely wife Helen live in Seadrift and have been married 32 years. They are the proud owners of three dogs: Sasha, Patches, and Milo. Chris has lived in Seadrift for 43 years. Since he was 10 years old Chris used to fish every day, mostly on the Seadrift pier. And he still likes to fish, but not every day.

The duties of the Harbormaster are making sure leaseholders maintain their facility, being available to help with oil spills and sinking boats and taking care of basic maintenance of the grounds at the harbor. When asked about how he felt about being Harbormaster Chris had three words to say: “I love it!” -Tanya DeForest