SV Archipelago Dismasted, Adrift And Unoccupied NE of Eleuthera Bahamas
UPDATE:January 23, 2021 – RCC Norfolk advised that the Swedish sailor was rescued by the Cargo Ship Singapore Express at 26 07.360 N and 056 53.280 W. The vessel is a Bavaria 46. He communicated via a Garmin In Reach. The vessel has now been found by a Bahamian...
SV Rebecca Souimanga Adrift And Desmasted
UPDATE: January 22, 2021: The owner of this sailing vessel advises that the cargo ship that rescued him was the Harvest Frost. The sailor expresses his gratitude to the ship and all involved in the rescue. The SV is a Belgium flagged boat....
USCG And Good Samaritan Rescue Man After Vessel Sinks 20 Miles SW Of Kitty Hawk, NC
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/18/2021 12:00 PM EST WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coast Guard response crews and a good Samaritan rescued a man from his sunken fishing vessel approximately 20 miles southwest of Kitty Hawk, N.C., Monday. The man was rescued...
USCG & Turks & Caicos Police Rescue 159 People Off Turks and Caicos Islands
MIAMI — A deployed Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew assisted Turks and Caicos police and marine units in finding 159 people approximately 13 miles east of West Caicos Island, Turks and Caicos. While the aircrew remained on scene, TCI...
Portland Oregon Suspects Point Laser at USCG Boat Crew – Public’s Help Requested
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Coast Guard is seeking information from the public in locating a suspect or suspects who pointed a green laser light at the cabin of a Station Portland boat crew conducting underway operations Tuesday night. Coast Guard crews from Station Portland...
SV Wahu Assisted By USCG Off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard terminated a recreational voyage for the disabled sailing vessel Wahu Thursday, following multiple safety violations during a post search and rescue boarding in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The sailing vessel Wahu was...
Boat Watch Gives Presentation at Isles Yacht Club
On November 12, 2020, Boat Watch was invited to the Isles Yacht Club in Punta Gorda, FL to describe what our organization, Boatwatch.org, does. Eddie stressed the need for cruisers to file Float Plans with friends/family. The people you choose should know your boat...
USCG Rescue 80 miles Off Key West, Assisted by Other Boater & Flares
MIAMI — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted the 40-foot fishing vessel Santa Maria, Thursday, after the crew launched two flares signaling their distress approximately 80 miles southwest of Key West. A nearby good Samaritan saw the flares and reported to Coast Guard...