Hazard to Navigation Passage to Horta

Hazard to Navigation Passage to Horta

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets On June 27, 2020 at 12:19 PM a cruising boat on a passage to Horta observed a large obstruction with attached orange buoy observed at Latitude 38’32.721 N Longitude 031’ 41.023 W. ****** Chris...
USCG Rescues 10 From Sinking Boat Michigan Grand Traverse Bay

USCG Rescues 10 From Sinking Boat Michigan Grand Traverse Bay

Associated PressPublished 11:07 a.m. ET June 20, 2020 | Updated 5:48 p.m. ET June 20, 2020 The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 10 people from Grand Traverse Bay after their boat began sinking, plunging passengers into the chilly waters. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The U.S. Coast...
SV Cap du Gard & Yann Guerin Fire At Marina Horta

SV Cap du Gard & Yann Guerin Fire At Marina Horta

UPDATE: June 19, 2020 Cruisers in Marina Horta have advised Captain Yann Guerin’s S/V Cap du Gard has exploded and caught on fire. He has been airlifted to a hospital in Lisbon suffering from severe burns. Please keep him in your prayers.  Update: June 17, 2020...
BOLO: Overdue”SV Chuckahui Kai” Oahu to Maui, Hawaii

BOLO: Overdue”SV Chuckahui Kai” Oahu to Maui, Hawaii

UPDATE: By Dillon Ancheta | June 8, 2020 at 9:27 PM HST  – Updated June 9 at 4:38 AMHONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – The U.S. Coast Guard has found four people aboard what was reported as an overdue sailboat.Officials said the SV Chuckahui Kai was found...
Problems In The Emergency Beacon Network

Problems In The Emergency Beacon Network

Ocean Navigator Magazine JULY/AUGUST 2020 MARINE TECH NOTES Problems in the emergency beacon network BY TIM QUEENEY When voyagers purchase and register an EPIRB, they have a reasonable expectation that should they activate the beacon, the Sarsat system will swing into...