Body Of Overdue Boater Recovered Near Groton Long Point, Conn.

Body Of Overdue Boater Recovered Near Groton Long Point, Conn.

Oct 31, 2020 | Resolved

October 31,2020 – UPDATE: Body of overdue boater from Groton, Conn., recovered NEW YORK — The body of Matthew Lyon, 49, was recovered Saturday north of Great Gull Island, N.Y., after he was reported overdue from a boating trip in a 14-foot boat that started at...
Noonsite Article Re The Importance Of A Float Plan

Noonsite Article Re The Importance Of A Float Plan

Oct 30, 2020 | News, Safety at Sea

Safety: The Importance Of A Float Plan The Ultimate Cruisers Planning Tool   October 30, 2020 – Noonsite.com This article by Glenn Tuttle of Boatwatch.org demonstrates the necessity of having a Float Plan filed with a friend familiar with you and your boat...
Boat Catches Fire On Chesapeake Bay 5 Occupants Rescued

Boat Catches Fire On Chesapeake Bay 5 Occupants Rescued

Oct 28, 2020 | News

By Jacob Baumgart, Patch Staff Oct 26, 2020 10:43 pm ET|Updated Oct 27, 2020 3:30 pm ET ANNAPOLIS, MD — Officials say a boat caught fire on the Chesapeake Bay Saturday afternoon. The nautical blaze happened between Annapolis’ Horseshoe Point and Kent...
Ocean Going Robots Known As Wave Gliders

Ocean Going Robots Known As Wave Gliders

Oct 27, 2020 | News, Safety at Sea

Boatwatch.org has been alerted to several of these ocean going robots known as Wave Gliders washing up on beaches around the world. They present a very low profile on the surface, about like a surfboard, and would be very difficult to spot without a sharp lookout. At...