USCG Rescues Four Near Venice Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued four people Wednesday from a vessel taking on water 17 miles south of Southwest Pass near Venice, Louisiana. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call on VHF radio channel 16 at 9:23 a.m. reporting a vessel...
Multiple Means Of Communication For Passages
This is plea to bluewater cruisers. Please have multiple means of long distance two way communications on your vessel. The most common and efficient is a SSB radio and a Garmin In-Reach. I have no financial interest in any product, but I can tell you that both devices...
Cancel BOLO: SV FERNWEH on Passage Isla Mujares, Mexico to Linton Bay, Panama
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE: 1230 HRS 03 August, 2020 Cancel Bolo for SV FERNWEH. He has been located off the Florida Keys with engine trouble. ************************************************* Emergency BOLO for SV...
Cancel BOLO For SV Grand Filou Stolen Union Island & Recovered In Puerto Rico
UPDATE 30 July 2020 2000 HRS UTC Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets Cancel BOLO: SV GRAND FILOU HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN PUERTO RICO & ONE PERSON ARRESTED due to an observant cruiser reporting the boat to Boatwatch, USCG and...
Ocean Signal SafeSea E100 and E100G Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons.
SERVICE INFORMATION LETTER E100/E100G self-test and Exchange process Ocean Signal SafeSea E100/E100G EPIRB (2020-06-10) SUBJECT: Required Safety Check and Self Testing of Ocean Signal E100/E100G Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) SUMMARY:...
New York, Bermuda, BVI’s SV Tally Ho! Boat Watch
**********UPDATE 23 JULY 2020***************************** While speaking with USCG RCC Boston regarding a different matter, it was learned the EPIRB for the S/V TALLY HO was located. Boatwatch was not aware of that development. Here is what RCC Boston told us: On...Watch The Resurgence Of Amateur Radio – A Silver Lining Of COVID-19
July 20, 2020 by gCaptain Today’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) regulations requires that every ship carry old-school HF radiotelephone and radiotelex equipment but, traditional radio is rarely used aboard ship. The problem is twofold. Today’s...
USCG Rescues Commercial Fisherman Off St. Petersburg, FL
VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues man from capsized commercial fishing vessel near St. Petersburg ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– The Coast Guard rescued a man, Thursday, after his 36-foot commercial fishing vessel capsized 18 miles west of St. Petersburg. ...