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Search Supended For Survivors of Small Plane Crash Emerald Isle North Carolina

Mar 24, 2020 | Unresolved

Coast Guard suspends search for two missing persons associated with plane crash near Emerald Isle, North Carolina U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/24/2020 09:14 PM EDT PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday evening for two missing...

BOLO For Missing Sailor 32 Miles NW Marco Island

Mar 10, 2020 | Unresolved

UPDATE: March 13,2020, USCG has advised that the search for Mr. Jim Clauson has been suspended pending further developments. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets The USCG St Petersburg, FL has asked the public’s assistance in...

How do the U.S. Coast Guard, SeaTow and Vessel Assist respond to distress calls?

Mar 10, 2020 | Safety at Sea

Q: I am researching the services offered by commercial assistance towing companies (such as SeaTow or Vessel Assist), and I am a little confused about the interaction between these services and the U.S. Coast Guard. Under what circumstances will the Coast Guard...

Understanding Emergency Notification Devices

Mar 10, 2020 | Safety at Sea

By Joan Conover, s/v Growl Tiger, Morgan OI-51 Draft: 5’6” Homeport: Hampton, VA Planning to sail to the US, Europe, or the Caribbean? Before heading out, give thought to your emergency notification devices. In an offshore emergency, Emergency Position Indicating...

U K Captain K.P. Pearson of SV “UMZUNGU” Contact Trinidad Coast Guard

Mar 7, 2020 | Unresolved

UPDATE 15:30 Eastern Time 08 Mar 2020: Anne Lloyd provided the following resolution to this case: it is a British flagged yacht called UMZUNGU call sign MNYT2; MMSI 235 038 556 owned by Mr K. P. Pearson. Please see the attached photo with the UK SSR Number for the SV...

MV Poison and Captain Jewel Johnson Missing Louisiana/Texas ICW

Mar 3, 2020 | Resolved

UPDATE: March 3, 2020 15:30 CANCEL BOAT WATCH. UPDATE 1530 hrs, 03 Mar 2020. USCG RCC New Orleans called Boatwatch.org to say as a direct result of cruisers reading about the Boatwatch, several cruisers called them giving them information to locate the missing boater...

MV ROME Overdue Panama City Florida to Ft. Myers

Feb 26, 2020 | Unresolved

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE: 0645 hrs, 26 Feb 2020: USCG RCC Miami advised the search has been suspended for the M/V ROME. Update February 20, 2020 – U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Miami, FL...

BOLO: SV ODYLE Overdue South Pacific

Feb 24, 2020 | Resolved

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets Cancel BOLO: SV ODYLE Overdue South Pacific Be on the lookout for SV ODYLE, a Class C Tall Ship, hailing port San Francisco, with Abraham, wife Susan, two children, Saoirse and Ciam on board. They...

Urgent Watch For Unknown Vessel In Distress Willmington, N. Carolina

Feb 11, 2020 | Unresolved

Update- February 13, 2020 – Coast Guard suspends search. WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard suspended its search on Thursday after an unregistered emergency position indicating radio beacon alert lead responders to debris approximately 126 miles southeast off...

4 Fishermen Rescued Shackelford Banks, NC

Feb 7, 2020 | News

Coast Guard hoists 4 fishermen after vessel runs aground near Shackelford Banks, North Carolina Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. WILMINGTON, N.C.- The Coast Guard rescued four men after their 78-foot fishing vessel ran...