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BOLO for SV “Herocia Cinco” Cape Verde to Martinique
UPDATE: May 3, 2022 MRCC Fort de France Reports: "End of BOLO on S/V HEROICA CINCO, S/V is reported near to Funchal, Madeira island. Everything is ok. Many thanks."Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort de France has issued a BOLO for SV Herocia Cinco on...

BOLO SV Hummingbird St. Helena Island to Cape Verde
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets UPDATE: April 25, 2022 MRCC Cape Town requests sightings or contacts of this vessel to be made to them. Although SV Hummingbird did make contact, they are apparently still having trouble with contacts. MRCC Capetown has...

BOLO for SV Else Becker Cape Verde to Cayenne French Guiana
Cancel Bolo April 15, 2022 7:30 AM: Their son just received a message via the Garmin and they are offshore but insight of land, French Guiana. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO for SV "ELSE BECKER" on passage from the Cape Verde Islands on March 29, 2022 to...

SV SHYSKA Disabled and Adrift Hawaii
UPDATE 0900 hrs Eastern Time 12 April 2022 JRCC Honolulu advised the SV SHYSKA has made repairs to their rudder and are now underway to Hawaii with a USCG escort.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets SV "SHYSKA", white hull, with four persons on board is disabled and...

BOLO SV SANTOSHA Georgetown Bahamas
UPDATE: April 9, 2022 8:00PM Eastern The family has just made contact with SV Santosha. All is well on board. Thank you to all cruisers who reached out to these cruisers. Cancel Bolo. RCC Miami has requested assistance in locating SV SANTOSHA, 46 feet, with Captain Eric Powers and his wife...

BOLO for SV Gandalf Guadeloupe and Dominica
BOLO Cancelled MRCC Fort de France advised the SV Gandalf has arrived safely in Guadeloupe, Pointe a Pitre on April 14, 2022. The captain is safe. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort de France has issued an EGC message concerning SV Gandalf, French flag,...

Missing Fisherman Guanaja to Roatan Honduras Found
UPDATE March 30, 2022 Brennan Bodden, also known as Carrot left Guanaja March 26, 2022 about 6:25 AM for Roatan in a white pirogue approximately 25 feet long has been found and is now with family. Thank you to all the volunteers and people who contributed to the search. This is a link to a Video...

Two Men Missing Berry Islands Bahamas Found
UPDATE March 30, 2022 Two men that were missing in their boat since Sunday, March 27th, 2022 at 7 AM, on a passage from Morgan's Bluff, Andros, Bahamas to Freeport Grand Bahama have been found and are being towed in to Lucaya Marina as of 11 AM this morning. They are in good health. Many thanks to...

Missing Fisherman Off Trinidad
UPDATE: March 27, 2022 Sadly Justin Morales was found deceased and the body recovered from sea.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets FV Righteous is missing off the east coast of Trinidad with Ronaldo "Justin" Morales on board. He was last seen hauling a fishing net...
SV Bojlli Washes Ashore Key Largo, Florida
UPDATE March 27, 2022 Cancel Bolo for SV Bojilli -Came ashore at the Everglades Ranger Station in Key Largo; about 1 mile south of sailing club. BOLO for stolen boat SV Bojlli. The boat was last seen in the Upper Key Sailing Club, Key Largo, Florida. It is a 38 foot Irwin Center Cockpit with a...

MV “Countess Cosel” Captain Bernie Found Deceased Bahamas
Re MV Countess Cosel & Bernie Huensch We regret to inform everyone that sadly Bernie was found today March 26, 2022, at around noon deceased on his boat at Cargill Creek, Andros Island Bahamas. The boat was still running. The family and his attorney have been notified. The Royal Bahamian...

SV Antares Sinks in Las Aves, Venezuela
SSCA HF Radio Service, KPK, received a report from Kim White, Caribbean Safety & Security Net of SV Antares sinking in Las Aves Venezuela. The captain, David Roblino was rescued. SV Antares is a 41 foot Bristol sailing vessel. Kim White relayed this information from the Bonaire Coast Guard on...

FV “Dona Lupe” Activates Distress Gulf of Mexico
UPDATE: March 23, 2022 RCC New Orleans advised that the "FV Dona Lupe" was able to make repairs and is underway.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets On March 22, 2022 at 12:30 Eastern a distress signal was received from Fishing Vessel "Dona Lupe" at posistion...

Sailor Bill Austin Missing from SV “The CAT” Found Mexico
UPDATE: March 22, 2022 from Facebook post on Expresionbcs CONFIRMED; CATAMARAN CAPTAIN OF 'THE CAT', Bill Austin Found The ship was found abandoned on March 12 in Nopolo, Municipality of Loreto. Sources from the General Prosecutor's Office of State Justice (PGJE) have confirmed that...
Vessel “Goin Sum Ware” Taking On Water Off Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets The USCG RCC Miami confirmed the following Safety Net Message at 0700 hrs Eastern Time, Monday, 21 March 2022: The USCG lowered a dewatering pump to the vessel," GOIN SUM WARE" this morning at 0430 hrs via helicopter. The vessel...

BOLO “SV AMEO” Dismasted off of Dominican Republic
UPDATE: March 19, 2022 at 12:00 Eastern: Many thanks to the Dominican Armada, USCG San Juan and Denise Simpson, SSCA Cruising Station Host for coming to the aid of "SV AMEO". "Armada PB Betelgeuse 102 is at this moment with Ameo 14 NM from Casa de Campo."Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile...

Crew of SV Indian Summer Rescued off Portugal
On Sunday February 20, 2022, the crew of SV Indian Summer was rescued by a Portuguese Air Force Helicopter. The crew consisted of one British citizen and two French citizens. The sailboat is described as a Bristish flagged, 34.2 Jeanneau Sun Odyessey, white hull, navy canvas and solar panels. The...

Urgent BOLO for “SV INOX” Las Palmas to French Guiana
UPDATE March 3, 2022 MRCC Fort de France advised as follows: We had phone contact with "INOX" few hours ago. They arrived to Paramaribo harbour in Suriname. They are safe at bearth.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort de France has issued an urgent Bolo...

Sailor Survival Story, 6 days in a Life Raft
Don Cavers, the captain of SV Starlight tells his gripping story of shipwreck, survival at sea in a life raft and eventual rescue.

USCG San Juan Rescues SV Windward 35 NM North of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Watch the Video of the RescueSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard Station San Juan crew and the crew of the research vessel Neil Armstrong assisted the distressed sailing vessel Windward in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday, approximately 35 nautical miles north of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Assisted were a...

FV Gold Eagle Sinks off Honduras – Crew Rescued After Long Swim by FV Lady Victoria
This morning, February 12, 2022, KPK Radio Service received a radio call from FV LADY VICTORIA and learned the FV GOLD EAGLE sank in position 15-59 N / 080-30 W on the banks near Honduras overnight. The FV LADY VICTORIA is a regular caller on the KPK net and reported they heard yelling and men in...

Emergency Bolo for Overdue SV Breeze on passage from Curacao to Shelter Bay Marina, Panama
Cancel Bolo: Great News January 14, 2022 SV Breeze has safely made it to Shelter Bay Marina. He got caught in a storm, lost his wind vane & auto pilot, shredded his sails, and has been hand steering for the past week. Thank you so much for all your help!Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile...

Overdue Bolo for SV Maluel 40 on Passage from Martinique to Turks & Caicos
On January 11, 2022, RCC Miami advised SV Maluel arrived safely. Cancel Bolo.On January 10, 2022, RCC Miami requested assistance in locating SV "Maluel 40"overdue on passage from Martinique to Turks & Caicos. The following information is available at this time. Report any sightings to the...

Debris of a 46 Foot Bavaria Sailboat found on Beach in Australia
Update: January 10, 2022 JRCC Australia advised and confirmed tonight that that "the imagery you have sent corresponds to a 14 metre Bavaria which was lost at sea off the coast of Nambucca Heads, NSW (30-36.4S 153-04.1E) in March 2021. Six persons were rescued and a number of them required...

BOLO: Multiple Flares Observed SE of Apalachicola Bay, Florida
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets On January 8, at 2:43 AM Eastern Time, multiple red flares sighted in posistion 28-39N and 084-29W. This posistion is 67 NM SE of Apalachicola Bay, Florida. Vessels in the vicinity are requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if...

Catamaran Volare Missing from St. Augustine, Florida
UPDATE: January 5, 2022 The owner of SV Volare is in the process of recovering his boat due to information coming from all of you. He is very grateful for everyone helping.SV Volare has been missing since approximately December 14, 2021 from the Municipal Moorings in St. Augustine, Florida. The...

SV Verdad Missing South Coast of Dominican Republic
UPDATE: January 4, 2022 The owner is now on board SV Verdad but it has not yet been released by the Armada. A freighter notified the Armada that the boat was drifting 33 miles south of Santo Domingo. The Armada then towed the boat in. The owner does not know if the boat drifted from its mooring or...

Non Emergency Bolo For SV Nima/SV Lime N Liza St. Martin to St. Augustine
Cancel Bolo - USCG RCC Miami advised SV has arrived safely in St. Augustine, Florida.RCC Miami has issued a BOLO for SV Nima or named Lime-N-Liza on passage from St. Martin to St. Augustine. It left St. Martin on Dec. 13 with 4 persons on board. The boat is a 42 foot Lagoon Catamaran and is French...

BOLO for F/V “Nahoa” in Distress Near Hawaii
UPDATE: December 08, 2021 9:39 AM Eastern JRCC Honolulu has confirmed the vessel to not be in distress. Bolo canceled.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM "F/V NAHOA " on December 08, 2021 at 11:15 UTC at location 19-40N...

BOLO For Three Bahamians Sandy Point, Abacos to Nassau, Bahamas
UPDATE: Nov. 27, 2021 8:30 PM All Found Safe in Sandy Point Thank you to BASRA and all who help locate these 3 boaters. BOLO Sandy Point, Abacos to Nassau Keep a lookout for 3 males that left Sandy Point around 3:30 yesterday Nov. 26, 2021, headed to Nassau. There has been no contact since...

BOLO for SV Sanctuary on Passage from Myrtle Beach, SC to St. Thomas USVI
UPDATE: Nov.27, 2021 - USCG cancels Bolo.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets JRCC Miami has requested assistance in locating SV Sanctuary, a 50 foot Gulfstar on passage from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to St. Thomas USVI. SPOT position as of 4 PM Eastern was...

Colombian Coast Guard Assists SV Starlight II Off Santa Marta
On November 25, 2021, Boatwatch was contacted by family and friends regarding SV Starlight II losing all power after leaving Puerto Velero, Colombia. Many thanks to the Colombian Coast Guard for assisting Don Cavers and SV Starlight to arrive safely in to Santa Marta.

Dinghy Found Playalinda Beach Titusville Florida
UPDATE: November 25, 2021 5:00 PM Boat Watch has determined that the dinghy belongs to the vessel SV Miller's High Life. Boat Watch has communicated with the owner and put him in contact with the finder of the dinghy. The boat was on passage in rough seas from Charleston to Cape Canaveral,...

Cancel BOLO for SV Bella Dawn Marathon/Boot Key, Fl to Bimini, Bahamas
Missing sailor from the Keys is safe in the Bahamas a week after being blown off course BY DAVID GOODHUE UPDATED NOVEMBER 04, 2021 12:23 PM Update: November 4, 2021 9:30 AM Good News! USCG RCC Miami reports that SV Bella Dawn is safe and well in the Exumas, Bahamas. Thanks to everyone...

BOLO for MV “Salt n Light” West Palm Beach, Florida to Berry Islands Bahamas
UPDATE: At 10 AM October 23, 2021, RCC Miami advised that the Royal Bahamian Defense force found "MV Salt n Light" disabled and towed them to a safe harbor. BOLO discontinued.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO: RCC USCG Miami has asked for assistance in...

Bolo for SV Seminole Camden Maine, to Newport, RI to Cape Cod Canal
UPDATE: October 2, 2021 An alert cruiser provided the following information which was passed to the USCG RCC Boston. "She was in Bucks Harbor Brooksville, Maine Wednesday night and I saw her leaving Eggemoggin Reach heading southwest around 11am Thursday. AIS was working. She is a beautiful old...

USCG Key West Rescues 4 Mexican Fishermen After Drifting for Days
MIAMI – Coast Guard Station Key West rescue crews assisted four men, Tuesday, after their fishing vessel, Aqua Limo II, became disabled off Key West. Station Key West’s crew located the vessel and embarked the four men. The men stated they departed Cancun, Mexico, on Aug. 29, then they broke down....

SV “EPIC” Rescued After 7 Days Hawaii
Overdue mariner spotted, rescued off Oahu 7 days after departing Kauaʻi WATER AND LAND RESCUES by: Web Staff Posted: Sep 9, 2021 / 05:55 PM HST / Updated: Sep 9, 2021 / 07:15 PM HST HONOLULU (KHON2) — The United States Coast Guard said the overdue sailboat operator who departed Nawiliwili Harbor,...

BOLO: SV LIAHONA, Hawaii to Majuro, Marshall Islands
UPDATE: September 3, 2021 The USCG JRCC Honolulu advised the concerned friend notified the USCG the S/V LIAHONA does have a Garmin In Reach tracking device aboard. His current position is 13-27N / 173-51.6 E or approximately 400 NM NNE of Majuro, Marshal Islands. They are no longer tracking the...

SV Linda Ellen Taking On Water With Damaged Hull, North Pacific
UPDATE August 14, 2021 6:30 Eastern Time USCG Honolulu has advised Boat Watch the two persons on board SV Linda Ellen have been rescued by a FV and they have no injuries. RCC Australia and other RCC's are assisting as the FV is not due for port soon. The SV was rescued via their EPIRB activation....

EPIRB Activated 730 NM WSW of the Mouth of the Columbia River, Washington
UPDATE at 8:00 PM Eastern JRCC Seattle advised that the sailboat in distress was assisted by a tanker answering the AMVER System Alert. No further assistance needed.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets An unnamed 32 foot sailing vessel with one person on board, in...

SV Enroute to Honolulu With Broken Mast Alerts USCG via Garmin In Reach
UPDATE August 2, 2021 USCG Honolulu provided the following information: S/V C Spray is not dismasted and is safely making way to Oahu at this time. We are in touch and maintaining communications with them as we track their progress. Safety Net message was cancelled at 022038 UTC AUG 21. Thank you...

Non Emergency Bolo for SV “Mar y Sol” Escondido, CA/San Felipe in the Gulf of California
Non-Emergency BOLO for S/V "Mar y Sol" UPDATE: July 23, 2021 Cancel Bolo. The family was contacted by the missing cruisers. UPDATE: Family members believe they left from Escondido, California A concerned family member has asked for assistance in locating the S/V Mar y Sol, which was last known to...

Ten Crew of F/V “Falling Star” Found Alive In Skiff After Ten Days
UPDATE July 16,2021 The ten survivors from the sinking of the F/V FALLING STAR were rescued on Thursday 15 July 2021 by a passing commercial ship, the MTM AMSTREDAM enroute from Jamaica to Guatemala. The men survived 10 days at sea in a skiff from the F/V FALLING STAR. Tragically, the Captain...

BOLO Overdue S/V MARIA LIONZA, Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands
UPDATE July 15, 2021 from MRCC FRANCE "Hello we localize this vessel the 12 juillet at 21h12 by M/V GRETTA , she don't want assistance, juste water and fuel . Last position by ais the 13 juillet at 27°56.24N and 0331.12.39W destination Canarie Island. For information we have all information...

Cancel Non Emergency Bolo for S/V Fan Sea, Exumas, Bahamas
Cancel Non-Emergency Bolo UPDATE: July 6, 2021 S/V Fan Sea is safe in the Exumas and RCC Miami has been notified and is contact with concerned parties. USCG RCC Miami has requested Boatwatch.org assistance in contacting a Moorings charter catamaran, S/V Fan Sea, a 45 foot Leopard Catamaran,...

S/V “Wine Down” Adrift from Barbados Found in St. Lucia with Mooring Attached
UPDATE: July 7, 2021: S/V Wine Down has been found with mooring attached in St. Lucia. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets 'Wine Down' a Beneteau 38 registered in Jolly Harbour Antigua went adrift between 07:30 and 09:50 from Carlisle Bay in Barbados in the midst...

Found Alive – Missing Fisherman Between Bay Islands of Honduras Utila and Belize
UPDATE: June 23, 2021 at 5:00 PM Utila Fisherman Comes Home Utila Search & Rescue A heartfelt moment for our islands when Mr. Newton (Diamond) was towed back home. He’s been missing since Friday, June 18th. Whilst on his way home from a day of fishing, he encountered mechanical problems...

BOLO for S/V Madimoo On Passage from Malaysia to South Africa
Update June 27, 2021 The family of Captain Kenneth Harold Gordon of S/V Madimoo has advised as follows: "Just wanted to let you know I received a call from my dad. They are OK. The Iridium phone stopped working and they hit a freak storm somewhere in the Indian Ocean which ripped their sails....

Rescue of Captain S/V Fidelity Dismasted 375 NM East of Jacksonville Florida
"UPDATE June 13, 2021 8:00 AM: The Captain of S/V Fidelity has been rescued by a Chemical Oil Tanker "Portola" and is enroute to Canada. After the captain set off 2 EPIRB's, USCG Rescue Coordination Center Miami launched a C-130 airplane and coordinated the rescue with the Oil Tanker "Portola"....

Non Emergency Boat Watch S/V Sapphire Isla Mujeres, Mexico to Key West, Florida
CANCEL Non Emergency Watch for S/V Sapphire on passage from Isla Mujeres, Mexico to Key West, Florida via the Dry Tortugas The family has advised the USCG has located the vessel safe and sound in the Dry Tortugas S/V Sapphire left Isla Mujeres at 7:00 AM Thursday June 3, 2021 for Key West, Florida...

Stolen Catamaran Recovered in marsh south of Beaufort, South Carolina
S/V Sol y Mar Stolen from River Club, Port Royal, South Carolina Found In Marsh off ICW A 37 foot Lagoon Catamaran, named Sol y Mar was stolen from the dock at River Club, Port Royal, South Carolina, between Saturday evening, June 5, 2021, at 9:00 PM and Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 6:00 AM. It...

Non Emergency Watch for S/V Rhum Line on Passage from Little Exuma to Andros, Bahamas
On June 10, 2021, RCC Miami advised S/V Rhum Line is safely in the Florida Keys and has made contact with his family.NON EMERGENCY On June 9, 2021, USCG RCC Miami asked for assistance in locating S/V Rhum Line on passage between Little Exuma and Andros Island in the Bahamas. The S/V RHUMB LINE, is...

Ship Rescues Captain of SV MARCEL June 2020/ Towed into Horta May 2021
UPDATE May 14, 2021 Boatwatch was just notified as follows: "The S/V Marcel was towed inside to Horta Marina (Azores) today´s afternoon by a fishing boat. I have spotted "Marcel" docked here in Horta after his arrival and i took this picture." UPDATE: June 17, 2020 We wish to thank Captain Patrick...

EPIRB Saves Sailor 63 Miles Off Vero, Florida
S/V ORION Single hander rescued off his vessel 63 NM off Vero, FL MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued one boater after his 33-foot sailing vessel, Orion, became disabled Saturday approximately 63 miles east of Vero Beach. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received an electronic position...

BOLO: SV “Air Ops” Enroute to Vancouver, BC
Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.The Zoma, a 46-foot Danish...

Sailor Andrew Baillie rescued by Cable Ship “Dependable” 400 miles off Mexico
S/V "CATAMARAN 2" Captain Rescued by Cable Ship (CS) DEPENDABLE Using VHF DSC Radio. Boatwatch.org would like to thank the Master and Crew of the CS Dependable for their professional and kind care of sailor Andrew Baille. Also, the dedicated personnel at RCC Alameda and JRCC Honolulu for their...

USCG Rescues Sailor in Sinking SV 120 NM East of Palm Coast, Florida
UPDATE: March 23, 2021 From the Rescued Sailor In his own words: "thank you USCG & Garmin - for saving my life ++ Respect +++" UPDATE From the USCG March 7, 2021 - 1:00 pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued a 65-year-old man,...

Diver Missing Off Vandenberg Wreck Key West, Florida
MIAMI — Divers from a commercial dive company found the missing 50-year-old diver Jordan Fisher in the Vandenberg wreck off Key West at approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday. A Coast Guard Cutter Brant search crew brought her body ashore. A commercial dive company employee called Sector Key West...

USCG Rescues Danish Flagged SV ZOMA With 8 Persons On Board Taking On Water Off Puerto Rico
Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.The Zoma, a 46-foot Danish...

BOLO For SV Marmara Overdue On Passage from Venezuela to Dominican Republic
Cancel Bolo: Update - February 23, 2021, SV Marmara is reported to be entering the port at Samana, DR. Thank you to all for your help. _____________________________________________ Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets A Bolo has been issued for SV Marmara overdue on...

BOLO: SV “Sultans Of Swing” Canaries to Martinique or Guadeloupe
Update: February 22, 2021 AIS & Marine Traffic data confirm SV Sultans of Swing have arrived in Guadeloupe. NON-EMERGENCY BOAT WATCH UPDATE 1200 HRS UTC 21 FEB 2021: RCC MADRID advised the reporting party has received information the vessel is headed to either Martinique or Guadeloupe, and...

BOLO For Cable Ship Off Barranquilla, Colombia
Valid 1513 Hrs UTC, 20 Feb 2021: All Vessels in the area North of Barranquilla, Colombia should be on the lookout for this cable ship and give her a wide berth. 201513Z FEB 21 NAVAREA IV 162/21(24). CARIBBEAN SEA. COLOMBIA. 1. BUOYS ESTABLISHED BY CABLESHIP "IT INTREPID": A. BLACK BUOY MARKING...

BOLO: Non Emergency For SV Kon Tiki Bahamas to Key West Florida
UPDATE: February 15, 2021 - SV KON TIKI has been located and is safe in Key West. __________________________ Boatwatch.org has issued a NON-EMERGENCY BOAT WATCH for the SV KON TIKI who was due to arrive Monday morning in Key West, FL from a voyage from Great Inagua Cay, Bahamas. Last SSB contact...

BOLO: SV Silent Thunder Boot Key to Berry Islands, Bahamas
On February 12, 2021, USCG advised that SV Silent Thunder has been located by USCG aircraft in the Bahamas and in no distress. Cancel BOLO. _________________________________________________________________________ Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Non-Emergency...
Derelict Vessel Adrift Off Southern Tip Of Dominica Eastern Caribbean
UPDATE: MRCC Fort De France reports the ship was recovered and towed to Martinique Island. They confirm that it is no longer a hazard. MRCC Fort De France issued a NavSafety Alert on 26 Jan 2021 for a derelict and capsized 9 meter sailing vessel adrift in position 15-00.48 N / 060-26.12 W....

SV My Time Overdue On Passage From New Orleans, LA to Tampa, FL
UPDATE: January 31,2021 - USCG RCC New Orleans, LA advised this morning the SV MY TIME was located off of Mobile, AL and safely towed into Mobile by a commercial towing company. The SV MY TIME had a collision with a commercial fishing vessel, and got their prop fouled in nets, and were unable to...

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 tow/salvage company and is enroute...
Non Emergency BOLO For SV Rula Bula Key West To Dry Tortugas
UPDATE Dec. 30, 2020: USCG Sector Key West reports SV RULA BULA has been located in the Marquesa Islands via AIS. Cancel BOLO. _________________________________________________________________________________________ A Non-Emergency Boatwatch for the SV RULA BULA has been issued. Its...

SV Activates Epirb, Australia
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets 2313 hrs UTC, 29 DEC 2020 JRCC Australia has asked all vessels in the vicinity of 24-32.7S / 152-48.3E to Be On The Lookout (BOLO) for a 12 meter sailing vessel which activated their 406 MHz EPIRB. Assist if possible and report...
BOLO: SV Get Nauti Overdue between Matthew Town, Bahamas and Provo, Turks & Caicos
UPDATE: December 23, 2020 4:00 PM - Great News USCG RCC Miami advised SV Get Nauti has been located safely at Great Harbor Cay Marina, Berry Islands, Bahamas. Thank you to all the searches and flyovers by USCG. Also, thank you to all the friends and cruisers who helped with information....

Boat Adrift In Shipping Channel East Of Shanklin, Isle Of Wight, English Channel
UPDATE 1659 HRS, 22 DEC 2020 PLEASE CANCEL THIS MESSAGE REGARDING THE DERELICT VESSEL ADRIFT IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. IT HAS BEEN RECOVERED. ______________________________ Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO: 1656 Hrs UTC, 21 DEC 2020 Boatwatch.org was notified...

BOLO: SV Pazuzu Overdue On Passage From Bermuda to Puerto Rico
UPDATE: 1800 UTC 12 DEC 2020 Very good news, Mr David Randolph, father of single handed sailor NICK RANDOLPH received a SPOT message indicating his son is located at 20 00 N / 065 50 W. All is well on board and we can cancel this Non-Emergency Boat Watch. Glad the SPOT device decided to start...

BOLO: Broadhurst Reef to Townsville, Australia
Cancel Bolo: Vessel located Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets The Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC), Australia, has requested all vessels BOLO (Be On Lookout) for a 7 meter vessel with four (4) persons on board which is overdue on a voyage from BROADHURST...

BOLO Canceled For “Sting Ray” Captain Found Alive Clinging To Capsized Boat’s Bow Pulpit
Stuart Bee was recovered by the 225-meter motor vessel, #Angeles. The crew spotted the man clinging to the bow of the vessel, took him aboard and will transport him to shore. Bee's vessel became disabled Saturday after suffering mechanical issues. He was woken abruptly sometime after midnight...

USCG Requests Assistance For Drifting Boat Off Bimini, Bahamas
UPDATE: 10:15 hrs, 27NOV2020: Cancel Bolo. The owner has advised Boatwatch that he has made repairs and is headed into Bimini. _____________________________ Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO:0800 hrs, 27 NOV 2020: USCG Miami requested mariners be on the...

USCG & SPOT Device Assists SV Weatherbird On Passage to Puerto Rico
UPDATE: 1231 HRS 26 NOV 2020 Weatherbird was towed to Mayaguez, PR and is now at anchor. Everyone is safe and now resting. Thanks to USCG San Juan for their assistance. Happy Thanksgiving! Regards, David Pyle Blue Water Sailing School http://www.bwss.com ________________________________ UPDATE...

Stolen Shrimp Boat From Murrells Inlet, SC Found Near Georgetown, SC
UPDATE 1445 HRS, 01 NOV 2020: The USCG Sector Charleston, SC notified Boatwatch.Org the F/V LILA LEE has been located on the beach North of Georgetown, SC. The owner is working with a commercial towing company to tow the boat off the beach to a location where it can be inspected for damage. The...

Body Of Overdue Boater Recovered Near Groton Long Point, Conn.
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 the Groton Elks Lodge and Marina in...

Bodies Recovered of Two Men In Jon Boat Georgetown South Carolina
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NET UPDATE 29 SEP 20: The Coast Guard concluded its search Tuesday for two men near Winyah Bay. After searching more than 1,603 square miles for over 77 hours, officials were able to locate both of the men. The South Carolina Department of Natural...

Glenn Wakefield of SV West Wind II Rescued After Massive Stroke Solo In The Pacific
BROADCAST VERSION FOR MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AND OTHER RADIO NETS Possible Hazard to Navigation: SV West Wind II is adrift 500 Nautical Miles WNW of San Francisco, CA. after USCG Alameda coordinated rescue of solo captain who suffered a stroke on September 17, 2020. The vessel appears...

SV YES DEAR Washes Ashore After Hurricane Sally – Crew Rescued 130 NM Off Tampa, FL
Sailboat Battered by Sally near Tampa Bay Washes Ashore On Beach in Panhandle by Ryan Hughes TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A sailboat that was battered by Sally and had to be abandoned by the people aboard over the weekend near Tampa Bay wound up in Panama City Beach Wednesday night,...

SV JET FRANCE Overdue On Passage From New Caledonia to the Marquesas or Tahiti, South Pacific
UPDATE: September 15, 2020: JRCC Tahiti, Volunteers and Cruisers have confirmed the safe arrival of Jet France in Papeete. Thank you to all. ********************************** Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets MRCC Noumea (New Caledonia)and JRCC Tahiti are...

Non-Emergency BOLO for SV HARD ACT On Passage to Cape Canaveral, Florida
UPDATE: September 13, 2020 CANCEL BOLO FOR S/V HARD ACT. USCG RCC Miami advised the vessel has been located via SPOT Tracker and is safe. Thanks to all who put out this BOLO on the radio nets and Facebook Groups. ********************** Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network &...

SV BONOBO Located Safely On Passage From Mexico to Rio Dulce
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE September 9, 2020: SV BONOBO has been located at the entrance to the Rio Dulce River without wind and no engine. They are attempting to arrange a tow and are on VHF CH 16. No further Maritime Mobile Service Broadcast is...

SV Dellamyra Drops Anchor Safely in Horta After Much Help Via SPOT DEVICE
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 Covid-19 pandemic. The last known to...

Non Emergency Boat Watch for “SV COOL CHANGE” – Brazil, Argentina & Chile
UPDATE: August 9, 2020 Cancel Bolo. The urgent message has been passed to SV Cool Change. -------------------------------- Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets Non-Emergency Boat Watch for the "SV COOL CHANGE" thought to be in Brazil, Argentina, or Chile. A...

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 FERNWEH on passage from Isla...

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 Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

SV Cool Change Overdue to Bahamas
UPDATE 1345 hrs, 15 July 2020 CANCEL THE NON-EMERGENCY BOAT WATCH SV COOL CHANGE, 49' Hunter, overdue in Bahamas. PLEASE CANCEL THE LOOKOUT. THE VESSEL HAS BEEN LOCATED APPROACHING BIMINI AT THIS TIME. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets NON-EMERGENCY BOAT WATCH...

One Dead, One Missing Off Bimini, Bahamas, After Boat Runs Aground
UPDATE: July 04, 2020 Cancel Bolo USCG and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has called off the search for the one missing boater off Bimini. ************************************ BOLO: Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Royal Bahamas Police Marine Division and a United States Coast Guard are looking for...

BOLO: SV Breeze St. Thomas to Grenada
UPDATE: July 2, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Cancel BOLO: Non Emergency & Overdue SV Breeze - St. Thomas to Grenada SV Breeze has arrived safely in Grenada, Port Louis. SV Breeze is a navy blue hull 44 foot Morgan Sloop Center Cockpit with single handed captain Randy Chambers aboard. SV Breeze...

SV Cap du Gard & Yann Guerin Fire At Marina Horta
UPDATE: June 19, 2020 Cruisers in Marina Horta have advised Captain Yann Guerin's S/V Cap du Gard has exploded and caught on fire. He has been airlifted to a hospital in Lisbon suffering from severe burns. Please keep him in your prayers. Update: June 17, 2020 Good news from friends of Captain...

BOLO For Hazard To Navigation Plane Crash West of Marco Island, FL
BOLO for a Hazard to Navigation - 18.5 NM West of Marco Island, Florida. 30 FOOT WHITE WITH RED TRIM AIRCRAFT - Tail Number N619J - ADRIFT at 25-56.895N 082-05.918W. KEY WEST, Fla. – Two people were rescued by members of the Naval Air Station in Key West Monday morning, 01 June 2020...

USCG Searching For Overdue Person On Jet Ski Dauphin Island, Alabama
CANCEL BOLO FOR MISSING JET SKIER NEAR DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL. Great news. At 1124 hrs ET the US Coast Guard notified Boatwatch that Mr. Brian Duff was located by a Good Samaritan near Dauphin Island Alabama. Please cancel this lookout. ************************************************ Broadcast...

BOLO: Overdue”SV Chuckahui Kai” Oahu to Maui, Hawaii
UPDATE: By Dillon Ancheta | June 8, 2020 at 9:27 PM HST - Updated June 9 at 4:38 AMHONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The U.S. Coast Guard has found four people aboard what was reported as an overdue sailboat.Officials said the SV Chuckahui Kai was found about 65 nautical miles south of Oahu at...

BOLO: FV MISTER MARCO Adrift Off Barnegat Inlet New Jersey
CANCEL BOLO FOR F/V MISTER MARCO Good News. The USCG advised at as of 0557 hrs, EDT, 02 June 2020, the sister ship to the FV MISTER MARCO has assisted the disabled vessel, and is towing her back to Rhode Island. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets The 72 foot...

Cancel BOLO: Polish Sailor “SV HOBO Girl” Ft. Pierce, Florida to Bermuda
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE 0700 hrs, 20 May 2020 CANCEL BOLO FOR S/V HOBO GIRL - SV Hobo Girl has arrived safely in Bermuda. Go to Boatwatch.org for the complete story. _____________________________________________ UPDATE 0700 hrs, 20 May 2020...
BOLO for SV MAXIM Overdue Thailand to Maldives and Mauritius
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets Cancel A Non Emergency BOLO that was issued for SV MAXIM, a German flagged Contest 34 foot sloop and Single Handler German Captain Frank Wilters, age 58.Captain Wilters left Phuket Thailand on March 11, 2020 on a passage to...

Stolen SV RED HOT St. Thomas USVI Found
Cancel BOLO FOR STOLEN 33' SLOOP "RED HOT" FROM LINDBERGH BAY, NEAR WATER ISLAND ST THOMAS USVI. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE: Cancel BOLO For Sailing Vessel "RED HOT". USCG notified Boatwatch April 30, 2020, that a good Samaritan found the vessel...
Two Bahamian Fishermen Missing Old Bahama Channel To Cuba
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE 2200 HRS 06 APRIL 2020: CANCEL BOLO FOR THE TWO BAHAMIAN FISHERMEN ADRIFT SINCE 26 MARCH 2020. THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND SAFE IN CUBA! Captain Chris Lloyd of BASRA advised these 2 men are reported to be in Cuba in the custody...

BOLO SV Friendship & SV Josee Roatan/Cayman/Jamaica
Update: SV Friendship and SV Josee safely arrived in Grand Cayman on April 6, 2020. --------------------------------------------------------- Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets Update: April 6, 2020 Cayman Authorities have made contact with both boats. They are...

BOLO SV Charlie Passage Namibia to Gambia
UPDATE:April 5, 2020 - The Netherlands Coast Guard estimate travel at 5knots from last position know, which was 28 March which would put him in Gambia in several days depending on wind. Boatwatch has placed this case in Unresolved. A non-emergency BOLO has been issued for SV Charlie with solo...
Cancel BOLO For SV DOUCH CANOE
Cancel BOLO Cruisers in Roatan have verified that Douch Canoe is safe in Isla Guanaja, Honduras. The message is as follows: The boat Duche Canoe is in the Bight in Guanaja. Safe and sound. It was announced on our daily net. A boat in the Anchorage is trying to get a message to him to ring his...

Bahamas Defense Force Recovers Highfield Dinghy
CANCEL BOLO FOR THE DINGHY We have good news. The captain of the S/V FREAK N AWESOME received correspondence from the Royal Bahamas Defense Force who advised their 11.5 foot Highfield Dinghy with a 25 HP Yamaha outboard has been recovered and is waiting for them to claim it in Nassau. The...

MV Poison and Captain Jewel Johnson Missing Louisiana/Texas ICW
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 and his boat. The USCG wished...

BOLO: SV ODYLE Overdue South Pacific
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 were last heard from in a...

BOLO: SV Echo Du Large Captain Nicholas Berson Eastern Caribbean
BOLO: Canceled February 6, 2020 by MRCC Fort de France for SV Echo DU Large, Captain Nicholas Berson. They are safe. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets February 1, 2020 - A BOLO has been issued by MRCC Fort de France for SV ECHO DU Large and Captain Nicholas...

Cancel BOLO For SV LA Morrigane Carriacou to Martinique
UPDATE: February 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM - Cancel BOLO - MRCC has advised SV LA MORRIGANE has safely arrived in Martinique. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets February 2, 2020 - BOLO for OVERDUE VESSEL - SV LA MORRIGANE is reported overdue on a passage from Carriacou...

Captain Rescued by Cargo Ship Boat Ashore Tanzania Africa
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE - 1400 Zulu Time or 9:00 AM Eastern Time - The boat and captain have been identified on social media as SV ARCANA and Captain Guiseppe Loreto. The Italian Captain was rescued by a Chinese cargo ship and is safe in a...
Cancel Non-Emergency Boat Watch For SV JOY In Bahamas
The USCG Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Miami has Canceled this BOLO - The SV Joy was contacted and safe at anchor. NON-EMERGENCY BOLO FOR S/V JOY- Waderick Wells Cay, Bahamas The USCG Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Miami has asked Boatwatch.org assistance in locating the S/V JOY with JOHN...

BOLO: SV Brendan and Captain Frank Baudet – Carriacou, Grenadines
UPDATE: Jan. 22, 2020 RCC Martinique and the family of the missing sailor have requested that no further BOLO be issued for Captain Franck Baudet of SV Brendan. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets Bolo for Sailing Vessel Brendan and solo Captain Franck Baudet...

Cancel BOLO: Bodies of Two Andros Island Fishermen Found
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets The bodies of two missing Andros fisherman have reportedly been found in waters off a nearby cay. The men left on Christmas Day from Lowe Sound in a 25- foot Mako for Northwest Channel. ------------------------------- NASSAU,...

BOLO: Two Fishermen Adrift Off Culebra, Puerto Rico
Cancel BOLO: Two fishermen have been found. FAJARDO, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard ended the search for two overdue boaters Monday following their rescue from Culebrita Island, Puerto Rico. Samuel Osorio, 28, and another man in his 30's, were reported by the wife of Osorio to be safe after they...

Cancel Bolo For Missing or Stolen SV Eclipse South Miami
CANCEL BOATWATCH FOR FOR A 42’ TAYANA NAME ECLIPSE HAILING PORT BOSTON, MA. The owner with the assistance of an aircraft located the vessel grounded on a mud bank. Arrangements are being made to tow the boat off the bank. Thank all of you who shared this post. A very happy ending just in time for...
Abacos Four Lifted From Commercial Fishing Vessel
UPDATE: CANCEL CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. KINGFISHER, a commercial Bahamian fishing vessel, CONDITION STABILIZED AS OF December 16, 2019 at 0700 Eastern Time. A big thank you to Eddie Whan, Chairman of BASRA for the following information and coordinating the rescue effort last night. BASRA launched a...

USCG Suspends Search For Missing Boater Off Sanibel Island, Florida
VALID 25 NOV 2019 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing man after a Coast Guard Station Ft. Myers 29-foot Response Boat—Small boat crew located a man near the southeast side of Sanibel Island, Monday. The Station Ft. Myers RB—S boat crew located a deceased man two...

Boat Stolen From Naples Found In Mexico
Update: Stolen boat out of Naples marina impounded by Mexican government for gun-running https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KSMRF0rE9I The boat has been found more than 500 nautical miles away in Mexico. Wednesday, November 27th 2019, 5:39 PM EST by Alex Howard NAPLES, Fla. - A stolen boat out of a...
Cancel Sailboat Lady Lana Boat Watch Norfolk to St. Thomas
Update: Cancel NON-EMERGENCY BOAT WATCH FOR SV LADY LANA PLEASE CANCEL BOLO FOR THE SV LADY Lana At 0830 hrs Eastern Time, 22 NOV 2019, the USCG District 5 advised Boatwatch.org the SV LADY LANA has been located and no further action is requested by the USCG. The U.S. Coast Guard has...

Sailor Missing Found off Cape Henry
Boat Watch for SV Carol K - Bolo Canceled Update: Monday October 28, 2019 USCG confirms cancelation of Bolo. SSB Doo Dah radio net at 5 PM confirmed this good news. The Carol K. was spotted by an aerial crew out of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, approximately 100 miles off the coast of Cape...

SV Minshara Dismasted, Adrift, Crew Rescued
Update January 6, 2020: Correction to ships registry of vessel. Thank you to the South African Maritime Safety Authority for checking the registry of this vessel and making the following correction. Please note that this vessel is NOT a South African Registered vessel therefore she does not have...

Stolen Catamaran Found in Cuba
Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) HF Radio Service KPK is pleased to report the recovery of the catamaran SV KAISOSI which was stolen from an anchorage at Newfound Harbor in the Florida Keys at approximately 1200 hours on March 30, 2018. The vessel was last seen traveling toward Key West...

Maritime Mobile Service Net & SSCA Radio KPK Assist SV Solar Flare, Jamaica
This case is an example of the various Ham Radio networks, coming together to assist rescue resources, in this situation, the Jamaica Defense Force. Ham Radio and Single Side Band Communication can provide the constant voice on the radio that is so helpful during an emergency. Maritime Mobile...

Murder in Paradise on SV Windancer, Panama
In January of 2011, M/V Tothill had just returned to full-time cruising in Florida after 10 years in the Caribbean. We initially received email and Single Side Band inquiries from worried cruisers located in the San Blas Islands of Panama about our good friend Don North. Don was a single handed...

SV Spirit of Marisa, South Pacific
UPDATE: October 14, 2019 – Good News from the South Pacific The Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Papeete has confirmed that SV MARISA is safe in Fakarava lagoon since approximately October 13, 2019. A big thank you to SV Jacaranda, Chuck and Linda and other cruisers for the update. UPDATE: ...

SPOT Locator Device activated, Bahamas
The USCG Rescue Coordination Center in Miami requested assistance from Boat Watch Net (Boatwatchnet.org) in locating a vessel which activated a SPOT Locator device at approximately 0658 hrs, 17 September 2019. The activation was from position 21 05.595 N / 071 56.670 W or approximately 60 NM East...