Sep 1, 2020 | Flotsam & Jetsam
By: Morexette Marie B. Erram – Multimedia Reporter – CDN Digital|August 06,2020 – 03:35 PM Debris believed to have come from a commercial airplane were washed ashore at the Anuron Beach in Mercedes town in Eastern Samar on August 5, 2020. Netizen...
Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
In maritime lingo, flotsam is wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk, and jetsam is cargo or equipment thrown overboard from a ship in distress. The precise meanings are lost in the common phrase flotsam and jetsam, which describes useless or...
Aug 25, 2020 | Flotsam & Jetsam
In 2010, we were on a passage from Isla Mujares, Mexico to Key West, Florida, when we spotted something orange ahead. At first our hearts pounded at the thought of a life raft. With binoculars we confirmed it was an overturned 16’ Hobie Catamaran with no one aboard....
Aug 17, 2020 | Safety at Sea
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued six mariners after their vessel capsized in adverse weather 16 miles east of Cape Henry Sunday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center received an alert that a personal locator beacon was activated...
Aug 17, 2020 | Resolved, Safety at Sea
Update August 17, 2020 Here is the final excellent report about Joe on Dellamyra, posted by the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) and Daria Blackwell: “An estimated 500 vessels crossed the Atlantic W-E this year, returning home or to safe waters in response to the...
