Unresolved Marine Incidents

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Fisherman Missing from Carriacou

Fisherman Missing from Carriacou

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks  BOLO for missing fisherman, Raymond Roseman, age 62, who left Bogles, Carriacou on March 8, 2024. Roseman set out alone in a 13 foot, white boat, equipped only with oars and no engine. Keep a sharp lookout, assist if...

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Bolo SV “EPIPAPU 2” St Bart to Antiqua

Bolo SV “EPIPAPU 2” St Bart to Antiqua

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks  MRCC Fort de France has requested assistance in locating the French 14-meter sailboat "EPIPAPU 2" which departed Thursday evening from St Barthélémy, bound for Antigua. 2 people on board. Radio signal FN5245, registration PV...

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Five Fishermen Missing Off Trinidad MV Amanda

Five Fishermen Missing Off Trinidad MV Amanda

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks  Five Fishermen Missing Off Trinidad MV Amanda BOLO for five fishermen missing since February 24, 2024. Last Saturday between 4 pm and 5 pm, boat captain David Seepaul, 60, his son Davanan, 35, Braiyer Ali, 21, Shiva...

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Couple Missing from SV Simplicity Grenada to St. Vincent

Couple Missing from SV Simplicity Grenada to St. Vincent

Statement from the family members of the crew of S/V Simplicity: "Many in the Salty Dawg family have offered support and the willingness to help in any way that they can, as we all mourn the disappearance of two of our long term members, Ralph and Kathy of Simplicity. "The family has asked us to...

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Four Fishermen Missing off Venice Florida

Four Fishermen Missing off Venice Florida

UPDATE: The USCG has suspended its search for the 4 missing fishermen as of Monday Feb. 19, 2024 at 8 PM pending new information.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks  A BOLO has been issued for 4 missing fishermen that left Venice, Florida at 8 AM Saturday...

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BOLO SV ANDIAMO Tonga to Fiji

BOLO SV ANDIAMO Tonga to Fiji

UPDATE posted on Boat Watch Facebook Group December 22, 2023 It is with great regret that I am passing on the news that RCC New Zealand has called off their search for SV Andiamo. That’s all but an official proclamation that they’re lost at sea. For those of you in Tongawho knew them and would...

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Search for FV Carol Ann

Search for FV Carol Ann

Search by Volunteers Suspended Note: This post on Boat Watch Facebook group is  from the family of the missing boys on November 29, 2023. It is with great sadness that we are informing everyone that the helicopter that landed at 4:38 P.M. today will be our last flight unless we receive new...

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Flotsam and Jetsam MV Trophy Bermuda to Virgin Islands

Flotsam and Jetsam MV Trophy Bermuda to Virgin Islands

MV TROPHY Adrift Between Bermuda and the Virgin Islands Report from Boat Watch facebook group - CAUTION: Floating remains of a small vessel with TROPHY printed on the side spotted at 26.50.508’N 63.49.700’W between Bermuda and Virgin Islands.

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Missing Boater Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks  USCG requests assistance in looking for a missing boater, Scott Johnson, 47 years old and his dog, Baxter.  He was last seen by a neighbor on 8/22/23. Johnson reported that he was going out on his 23 foot sport fisher,...

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BOLO SV DEFIANT Eastern North Pacific

BOLO SV DEFIANT Eastern North Pacific

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks  An AMVER alert has been issued by RCC Alameda for SV DEFIANT, a 60 foot Trimaran with one person on board. The last known posistion is: 12-13.48N 099-19.73W on July 13, 2023. UPDATE: July 28, 2023 - USCG Cutter Active is on...

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Missing Person Delron Francis on Voyage USVI to Dominica

Missing Person Delron Francis on Voyage USVI to Dominica

USCG San Juan has received a Missing Persons Report concerning Mr. Delron Francis, 37 years old, DOB April 28, 1986. He was on a voyage from Red Hook, St. Thomas USVI to Dominica on a catamaran. Family members have not heard from Mr. Francis since June 07, 2023. Report any sightings or information...

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BOLO for MV ROTHO Nuuk to Maniitsoq Greenland

BOLO for MV ROTHO Nuuk to Maniitsoq Greenland

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks  A Bolo has been issued for MV ROTHO that left Nuuk, Greenland on July 5, 2023 for Maniitsoq, Greenland.It is a SeaStar 6000 med 150 hk Honda. The Captain's name is Per V. Larsen, and he is a Danish citizen. Anyone with...

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Missing Diver Bahamas

Missing Diver Bahamas

Ryan Proulx, 31, was last seen near the Bimini Barge Wreck on Friday, a diving location roughly 1.5 miles west of Bimini Inlet, according to the Coast Guard. After aircraft crews searched over 673 square miles for Proulx, the Coast Guard suspended the search on Sunday afternoon. Authorities call...

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SV Ocean Bound Overdue Mexico to San Diego, CA

SV Ocean Bound Overdue Mexico to San Diego, CA

News Release U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment LA/LBContact: Coast Guard PA Detachment LA/LBOffice: (310) 521-4260PADETLA@uscg.milPA Detachment LA/LB online newsroom Search suspended for three missing Americans 04/19/2023 08:14 PM EDT   The U.S. Coast Guard has been informed that...

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Fishermen Missing Off Puerto Rico North of Desecheo Island

Fishermen Missing Off Puerto Rico North of Desecheo Island

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Net Coast Guard air and surface units are searching now for one of the  overdue fishermen in Mona Passage waters off Rincón, Puerto Rico. Overdue were Luis Eliel Guerra, 29, and Wilson Negrón, who reportedly departed from Rincón at...

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MV Nidval in Need of Assistance NW of Cartagena, Colombia

MV Nidval in Need of Assistance NW of Cartagena, Colombia

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Net MV NIDVAL in need of Assistance 159 NM NW of Cartagena, Colombia 252039Z FEB 23HYDROLANT 441/23(26).CARIBBEAN SEA.DNC 14.M/V NIDVAL LOW ON FUEL, RADAR DISABLED,LAST KNOWN POSITION IN 13-23.00N 076-56.08W.VESSELS IN VICINITY...

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Tyler Doyle Still Missing South Carolina/North Carolina Border

Tyler Doyle, 23 years old is still missing - South Carolina/North Carolina state line by the jetties in Little River, North Carolina.  Keep a sharp lookout in this area for Tyler Doyle. Report any sightings to nearest authorities. Here is a plea from the family. "My son Tyler Doyle was Duck...

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FV NO THAT ONE Overdue St. Lucia

FV NO THAT ONE Overdue St. Lucia

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Net MRCC Fort de France requests assistance in locating FV NO THAT ONE with two persons on board and overdue from St. Lucia Harbor. FV is white and blue with a red hull. Report any sightings, keep a sharp lookout and assist if...

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BOLO for Two Men from Antigua – Dominica to St. Martin

BOLO for Two Men from Antigua – Dominica to St. Martin

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Net BOLO for two men missing from Antigua on a passage from Dominica to St. Martin. Tmoy Samuels and Maurice Mauriceson Valentine are from Antigua and 21 years old. They left on a sailboat from Dominica on February 3, 2023 and planned...

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FV NO THAT ONE Overdue St. Lucia

BOLO for SV with 11 POB Dominica to St. Martin or BVI’s

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Net MRCC Fort de France has reported a ten meter SV, white and yellow hull with 11 persons onboard is unreported on a passage from Dominica to the British Virgin Islands or St. Martin. The two crew are from Antiqua and the passengers...

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BOLO for Two Fishermen Missing Grenada

BOLO for Two Fishermen Missing Grenada

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Net Family members in Grenada report that Kindon Alexander and Keithlon Lewis from St. Andrew, Grenada left Grenville February 5, 2023 and have not returned. They are in a new blue and white fishing skiff named Perfect Timing with a...

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Urgent Message for SV Northern Lynx Cuba to Bahamas

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets URGENT Message for SV Northern Lynx on passage from Cuba to the Bahamas  SV is a 48 foot Fontaine Pajot Catamaran registered in Vancouver Canada, which left Cuba on January 19, 2023 on passage to the Bahamas, maybe Bimini....

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Drifting Red SV Alegria of Cowes Martinique

Drifting Red SV Alegria of Cowes Martinique

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort de France is searching for SV Alegria of Cowes, a red sailboat drifting from Martinique since Dec. 30, 2022 at 1 PM. It is a cutter rig with blue mainsail sheets and could be within a 50 mile circle west of Fort de...

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Fisherman Overboard Cape Sable Island Nova Scotia

Fisherman Overboard Cape Sable Island Nova Scotia

UPDATE Dec. 28, 2022 UPDATE: SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR FISHERMAN LOST AT SEA. Yesterday December 26th 2022, the Lobster industry lost one of their own. Christian Lee Atwood aged 27 years was lost over-aft of the MV Little Weasel II at about 8:15 am, while lobstering off shore in the Outer Island and...

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BOLO for Stolen SV KE ‘OLA KAI Colombia

BOLO for Stolen SV KE ‘OLA KAI Colombia

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Boat Watch has received a report that stolen SV KE 'OLA KAI was seen leaving Cartagena, Colombia November 19, 2022 and is possibly in the Rosario Islands. The boat is a 2000, 46 foot Moody, US documented, navy blue hull with a...

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BOLO for Two Boaters Missing From Key West

BOLO for Two Boaters Missing From Key West

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Please be on the lookout for a 32 foot, light blue, Carver Power boat with two persons and a dog aboard that have been missing from Key West since Tuesday September 27 as Hurricane Ian passed. Missing are Omar Millet Torres and...

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Sailor Missing On Passage From Massachusetts to Florida

Sailor Missing On Passage From Massachusetts to Florida

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Solo sailor Matthew Dennis, 22 years old, is missing on a 28 foot, 1976 Pearson, white hull, sailboat named "Sail Away". The sails have a navy blue trim. He left from Salem, Massachusetts on September 22, 2022 on a passage to...

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Pilot Boat Overdue Dominica to St. Martin

Pilot Boat Overdue Dominica to St. Martin

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets UPDATED September 13, 2022 BOLO for an overdue former Pilot Boat M/V PILOTINE, Blue hull, two persons on board, overdue between Dominica and St. Martin. UPDATED INFO : MRCC Fort de France advised Boat Watch, M/V left Dominica on...

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MV Three Amigos Missing West Coast of Florida

MV Three Amigos Missing West Coast of Florida

The Three Amigos a 39' Trojan Express is missing from the West Coast of Florida Specifically, it is missing from being at anchor in the area 1 mile West of Bonita Springs, between Barefoot Beach & Vanderbilt Beach just W of the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River.  GPS location when last...

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SV Corsair Stolen Olympia Washington

SV Corsair Stolen Olympia Washington

Be On the Lookout for a stolen SV Corsair Boat Watch has received a report that SV Corsair was stolen near Boston Harbor Marina, Olympia, Washington. Report any sightings to the nearest Coast Guard or law enforcement agency.

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MV Fair Chance Sinks Trinidad Crew Missing

MV Fair Chance Sinks Trinidad Crew Missing

Coast Guard Tows Vessel To Shallow Waters, So Divers Can Search For Survivors ByMikey Live April 5, 2022 (TRINIDAD EXPRESS) – The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) intends to have the partially-submerged vessel Fair Chance towed to shallow waters in the Gulf of Paria so divers can begin...

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Man Missing From Union Island, St. Vincent & Grenadines

Man Missing From Union Island, St. Vincent & Grenadines

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Dennis Leo Gellzeau  left Union Island, St. Vincent & the Grenadines in a small green boat with a 40 HP engine and is missing. No further information is available. Report any sightings to local authorities and assist if...

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BOLO “SV EXODUS DEL CARIBE” Eastern Caribbean

BOLO “SV EXODUS DEL CARIBE” Eastern Caribbean

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets SV "Exodus Del Caribe", formerly known as "SV Venus", with David Welles, 69 years old, on board is overdue on a voyage from St. Vincent to St. Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean. SV Exodus is a 38 foot sloop, navy blue hull, and is...

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BOLO for Red & White Center Console Boat Miami

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Bolo for a red and white, 29 foot,Wellcraft Scarab center console, white bimini, two outboards with one person on board. Florida Registration Fl 5345EP Last known position: 26-06.8N 080-01.0W (Offshore of Ft Lauderdale) AT...

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BOLO For Missing SV Blue Rose, Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI

BOLO For Missing SV Blue Rose, Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO for stolen sailing vessel "BLUE ROSE", a 45 foot Freedom. The vessel was last seen on March 4, 2022 on a mooring at the mouth of Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI.  The vessel has a seven foot Radar mast mounted near the aft rail, is...

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Two Men Missing from British Virgin Islands on Boat “Gorda Sound”

Two Men Missing from British Virgin Islands on Boat “Gorda Sound”

Two men are missing in the British Virgin Islands that were last seen December 31, 2021 on a 36 foot Avanti powerboat, in Tortola, named, “GORDA SOUND”, which is also missing.The 36 foot Avanti, “GORDA SOUND” is described as having a white hull, white hard top, very distinctive white seats with...

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39 Foot SeaVee Stolen from Chubb Cay, Bahamas

39 Foot SeaVee Stolen from Chubb Cay, Bahamas

A 37 Foot SeaVee, made in Miami was stolen from Chubb Cay Bahamas January 11, 2022 at around noon. If you have information please call Corporal Smith @ 242-559-3969 or the nearest Coast Guard authorities.

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BOLO for Man Overboard from FV Marza Guadeloupe, Eastern Caribbean

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort de France has issued a lookout for a man overboard January 20, 2022 from the FV Marza in the vicinity of 17-42.4N 062-30.0W, near Gruadeloupe, Eastern Caribbean Sea. Vessels in the area are requested to keep a sharp...

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BOLO for Two Men Missing After Vessel Sinks near Cedar Key Florida

BOLO for Two Men Missing After Vessel Sinks near Cedar Key Florida

UPDATE January 2, 2022 Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Cedar Key ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard suspended search efforts Sunday evening for a missing boater one mile offshore of Cedar Key. Deceased is David Savioe, 33, and missing is Michael Sedor, 39. A...

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BOLO for FV Big Bro Overdue St. Lucia, Eastern Caribbean

BOLO for FV Big Bro Overdue St. Lucia, Eastern Caribbean

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets As of January 3, 2022 - MRCC Fort de France advises this is an active lookout for FV Big Bro. MRCC Fort de France has issued a lookout for FV Big Bro which is overdue Castries Harbor, Saint Lucia, Eastern Caribbean.  FV Big Brow...

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Urgent Bolo for Man Overboard Yucatan Channel

Urgent Bolo for Man Overboard Yucatan Channel

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets URGENT BOLO FOR MAN OVERBOARD FROM TANKER IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. On 20 Dec 2021, sometime between morning and noon, a 31 year old worker on the tanker City Island went overboard near position 22-00N / 085-00 W in the Yucatan...

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Epirb Activated 569 NM Off Barbados

Epirb Activated 569 NM Off Barbados

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets On December 17, 2021, a EPIRB was activated at 13-21-00N 049-47-50W AT 162315Z, which is 569  NM East of Barbados registered to a 17 Meter Vessel Oceans Carisma.  Boatwatch determined that the vessel and the owner of Oceans...

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Boat Found Drifting off Carriacou with Dead Bodies

by The New Today December 12, 2021 A small boat with about three to four bodies believed to be Hispanics has been discovered in the waters off Grenada’s sister island of Carriacou. According to a well-placed source, the boat was found drifting by a fisherman from Petite Martinique in waters just...

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BOLO: SV  La Mouette Stolen From St. Vincent

BOLO: SV La Mouette Stolen From St. Vincent

SV "La Mouette" Stolen Boat Watch has received a report of a stolen Lagoon 38, white with a blue stack pack/lazy bag. The yachts name is "La Mouette". It left the mooring ball in Blue Lagoon, St Vincent at around 6pm yesterday Sunday November 27th. This has been reported to SVG Coast Guard. Report...

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BOLO from SV AZORA Adrift north of Clearwater, Florida

BOLO from SV AZORA Adrift north of Clearwater, Florida

Non Emergency Bolo for Adrift SV AZORA off Clearwater, Florida SV AZORA is a 42 foot Tartan sloop, dark blue hull with a beige Bimini with a Cortez, Fl hailing port. The last known position on 10/17/21 was 28 43.67N and 083 11.72W, just north of Clearwater, FL, and off the coast 26NM in the area...

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BOLO for MV Guadalupe Returning From Aid in Haiti to Mexico

BOLO for MV Guadalupe Returning From Aid in Haiti to Mexico

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets A BOLO has been issued for the MV Guadalupe, an 83 foot Yacht Club Playa Company boat, returning from giving aid in Haiti. The last known position on September 28, 2021 at 12:35 PM, recorded on a spot tracker was 130 miles...

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USCG Suspends Search for Diver Off Mayport/Jacksonville, Florida

USCG Suspends Search for Diver Off Mayport/Jacksonville, Florida

Coast Guard, partner agencies suspend search for missing diver off Mayport JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard has suspended the search, Tuesday, for Timothy Obi, a 37-year-old male diver who went missing Saturday approximately 46 miles east of Mayport.  Diving equipment matching the description of...

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BOLO for F/V Flipper Missing From Bonaire, ABC’s

BOLO for F/V Flipper Missing From Bonaire, ABC’s

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets  A BOLO has been issued for F/V Flipper missing from Bonaire as of July 6, 2021.It is approximately 16 feet with a 25 HP outboard. The interior of the vessel looks to be white, while the exterior hull is blue. Report all...

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Search for Missing Boater near Culebra, Puerto Rico Suspended

Search for Missing Boater near Culebra, Puerto Rico Suspended

Coast Guard suspends search for missing person in the water near Culebra, Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing male boater Wednesday night near the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. “Suspending a search is never easy, our thoughts and prayers are...

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3 Jamaican Sailors Missing on 28 foot S/V “God Alone”

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Three Jamaican Sailors Missing on 28 Foot Sailboat BOLO for S/V “God Alone” with Captain Keron Powell, 43 years of age and two unknown mates. They left Port Antonio point June 6, 2021 to go fishing and have not been heard from...

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Fishing Vessel Eden Missing From Antiqua, Last Seen off Barbuda

Fishing Vessel Eden Missing From Antiqua, Last Seen off Barbuda

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets A Bolo has been issued for F/V Eden which left Antigua, Eastern Caribbean on Thursday June 24, 2021 at around noon with two men on board. They last had signals to their phones north of Barbuda. The 25 foot pirogue is light blue...

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Experience Sailor, Britt Taylor Lost Overboard At Sea

Experience Sailor, Britt Taylor Lost Overboard At Sea

Britt Taylor, 52, is believed to have fallen overboard 170 miles east of the Bahamas. Photo courtesy of Dick Enerson. Chesapeake Bay Magazine by Meg Walburn Viviano BAY BULLETIN  SEARCH CALLED OFF FOR WOMAN LOST AT SEA SAILING TO ANNAPOLIS June 7, 2021 The Coast Guard has suspended its search for...

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BOLO for Overdue Boat on passage Key West, Fl to Guanaja, Honduras

BOLO for Overdue Boat on passage Key West, Fl to Guanaja, Honduras

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Emergency BOLO for Overdue Boat on passage Key West, Fl to Guanaja, Honduras BOLO for two persons on board M/V Cats Paw on passage from Key West Florida to Guanaja, Honduras. Cat's Paw is described as 30 foot Rampage Sport Fish,...

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SV “Good Luck” Grounded On East Coast Of Montserrat

SV “Good Luck” Grounded On East Coast Of Montserrat

CROSS Antilles Guyane / MRCC Fort-de-France The S/V "GOOD LUCK" is grounded on the east coast of Montserrat. Nobody on board. We don't know what happened. Bermuda or UK flag boat, 60ft, we do not know the current owner and are looking for information about this vessel (owner's name, last calls,...

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Search Suspended for 8 Crew Still Missing From Seacor Power lift boat

Search Suspended for 8 Crew Still Missing From Seacor Power lift boat

UPDATE: April 19, 2021 Re Louisiana Rescue Operation: Coast Guard is suspending search for remaining 8 Seacor Power crewmembers NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is suspending its search Monday for the remaining missing Seacor Power lift boat crewmembers 8 miles south of Port Fourchon. Eight crew...

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BOLO: Power Boat Stolen From Grand Cay Abaco, Bahamas

BOLO: Power Boat Stolen From Grand Cay Abaco, Bahamas

Non Emergency BOLO for Boat Stolen In Grand Cay Bahamas A 23 foot Parker power boat was stolen March 30, 2021 from Grand Cay, Abaco in the Bahamas. Report all sightings to the Royal Bahamas Police Force or your nearest Coast Guard. The owner Russell Mc Garrett can be contacted at (242-817-0209).

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BOLO: Two Bahamians Missing in Skiff Off Long Island, Bahamas

BOLO: Two Bahamians Missing in Skiff Off Long Island, Bahamas

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...

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Fishing Vessel Adrift Off Dominica

Fishing Vessel Adrift Off Dominica

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...

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SV Barnacle Adrift, 3 Rescued by Cargo Ship, Mexico, Cuba

SV Barnacle Adrift, 3 Rescued by Cargo Ship, Mexico, Cuba

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...

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One Person Onboard 4 Meter Boat Overdue Salisbury Dominica

One Person Onboard 4 Meter Boat Overdue Salisbury Dominica

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...

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BOLO: For Two Persons Aboard Small Boat Off Jeremie, Haiti

BOLO: For Two Persons Aboard Small Boat Off Jeremie, Haiti

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...

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SV Rebecca Souimanga Adrift And Desmasted

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....

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Man Overboard From MV Baltic Klipper 1,200 Miles NE of Bermuda

Man Overboard From MV Baltic Klipper 1,200 Miles NE of Bermuda

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO:January 8, 2021, at 9 PM, USCG RCC Norfolk confirmed that a man was overboard from the container ship, MV Baltic Klipper at 35-44N 041-30W. This is 1,200 miles NE of Bermuda. Lookout, assist if possible. The USCG is...

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BOLO: Colombian Coast Guard Conducting Rescue Near Sapzurro

BOLO: Colombian Coast Guard Conducting Rescue Near Sapzurro

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO ISSUED AT 0134 HRS UTC, 5 JAN 2021 Search and rescue operations in progress by the Colombian Coast Guard. Five persons missing in vicinity of 08-35.76N 077-17.10W. This position is  6 NM SE OF SAPZURRO, COLOMBIA on the...

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10 Meter SV Adrift and Disables Off Montserrat, Eastern Caribbean

10 Meter SV Adrift and Disables Off Montserrat, Eastern Caribbean

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO: UPDATE January 10, 2021-  The adrift 30 foot Sailing Vessel spotted previously, 12 NM WSW of Montserrat in the Eastern Caribbean has been spotted again at: 16-11.12N and 065-24.25W. The vessel is 10 meters in length with a...

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BOLO: Man Overboard West Indian Ocean, Madagascar

BOLO: Man Overboard West Indian Ocean, Madagascar

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO for man overboard from Vessel Egret Oasis in the vicinity of trackline joining 25-44S 048-26E, 25-50S 048-14E in the West Indian Ocean, Madagascar. Vessels in the vicinity are requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if...

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JRCC Australia Looking For Man Overboard From HWA Hung

JRCC Australia Looking For Man Overboard From HWA Hung

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets 0615 Hrs 11 DEC 2020: JRCC Australia is reporting a man overboard from the vessel HWA HUNG in position 10-04S / 081-35E. All vessels in the vicinity are requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible, and report any...

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BOLO: Man Overboard FV Sea Goddess Hawaii

BOLO: Man Overboard FV Sea Goddess Hawaii

UPDATE 11 DEC 2020: HONOLULU — The Coast Guard has suspended the active search for the missing mariner who fell overboard approximately 150-miles southeast of Big Island, Friday evening. The mariner, a Republic of Kiribati native, remains missing. “Our crews and partners worked diligently, but...

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BOLO: Sailor Travis Gates Missing Guatamala, Honduras, Belize

BOLO: Sailor Travis Gates Missing Guatamala, Honduras, Belize

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO (Be On Lookout): Travis Gates, white male, age 45 is missing from his sailing vessel "Avenir" on a passage from El Golfete, also known as Texan Bay on the Rio Dulce River, Guatemala to Placencia, Belize on Monday November...

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Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Fishermen Off Massachusetts

Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Fishermen Off Massachusetts

UPDATE:0618 HRS EST 24 NOV 2020: BOSTON — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for four missing fishermen off the coast of Massachusetts, 5:22 p.m., Tuesday. “The decision to suspend a search is never an easy one. Our crews conducted searches continuously for over 38 hours covering an area...

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BOLO For Missing Fisherman Off Montauk, New York

UPDATE 1532 HRS 08 NOV 2020: Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman off Montauk, N.Y. NEW YORK — The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday afternoon for a missing fisherman who went overboard 16 nautical miles south of Montauk Point, New York, Saturday....

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BOLO For Scarab LOS ALBERTOS With 5 Persons Off Colon, Panama

BOLO For Scarab LOS ALBERTOS With 5 Persons Off Colon, Panama

BROADCAST VERSION FOR MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AND OTHER RADIO NETS BOLO for a 33 foot wellcraft Scarab with the name of "LOS ALBERTOS" with five (5) persons on board (POB) 25 miles W/NW of Colon, Panama. The vessel was last seen on 10 October 2020 near Volcan Reef in position 9 32.131 N /...

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New York, Bermuda, BVI’s  SV Tally Ho! Boat Watch

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 20MAR2020 the EPIRB from the...

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Search Called Off for SV OHANA-ULI Off Tanzania/Seychelles

Search Called Off for SV OHANA-ULI Off Tanzania/Seychelles

UPDATE July 24, 2020 From the family of Del and Craig Mc Ewan. To our dear friends and family, It is with a heavy heart that after every effort possible has been made we need to inform you that the search for Del and Craig McEwan has been called off with no recovery being made. We would like to...

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BOLO Crew Member Missing Tanker Hellas Gladiator 400 Miles Off NC

BOLO Crew Member Missing Tanker Hellas Gladiator 400 Miles Off NC

UPDATE 26 June 2020: Cancel Bolo: Coast Guard suspends search for missing tanker ship crew member near Cape Hatteras, North  Carolina ************** Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets The Coast Guard is searching for a crew member of a tanker ship approximately...

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BOLO For Missing Sailor 32 Miles NW Marco Island

BOLO For Missing Sailor 32 Miles NW Marco Island

UPDATE: March 13,2020, USCG has advised that the search for Mr. Jim Clauson has been suspended pending further developments. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets The USCG St Petersburg, FL has asked the public's assistance in locating Mr. Jim Clauson, age 73, who...

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MV ROME Overdue Panama City Florida to Ft. Myers

MV ROME Overdue Panama City Florida to Ft. Myers

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE: 0645 hrs, 26 Feb 2020: USCG RCC Miami advised the search has been suspended for the M/V ROME. Update February 20, 2020 - U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Miami, FL has asked for assistance in locating...

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Urgent Watch For Unknown Vessel In Distress Willmington, N. Carolina

Urgent Watch For Unknown Vessel In Distress Willmington, N. Carolina

Update- February 13, 2020 - Coast Guard suspends search. WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard suspended its search on Thursday after an unregistered emergency position indicating radio beacon alert lead responders to debris approximately 126 miles southeast off the coast of Wilmington, North...

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Four Missing At Sea Bahamas to Jamaica

Four Missing At Sea Bahamas to Jamaica

The M/V Fatal Attraction and Crew of Four Missing For Three Years Between Bahamas and Jamaica The family of four missing men, three from Jamaica, and one from the Bahamas has asked Boatwatch.org to list them as missing since 06 Jan 2017. We know it's been a long time, but listing them...

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Missing Crew Off Tanker “Star Aquila” Dauphin, Alabama

Missing Crew Off Tanker “Star Aquila” Dauphin, Alabama

BOLO Cancelled.  Coast Guard searching for missing person near Dauphin Island, AL NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for one person who went missing aboard the vessel Star Aquila, Thursday, approximately 12 nautical miles south of Dauphin Island, Alabama. Watchstanders at Coast Guard...

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SV AVRIO Found Off Jamaica

SV AVRIO Found Off Jamaica

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE: This BROADCAST VERSION IS VALID 29 JAN 2020 The SV Avrio was initially sighted by the US coast guard on 27 January at 01:27 local time (06:27 UK) 71 nautical miles from Ocho Rios which is in on the north coast Jamaica....

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SV Simba Found on Reef in the Red Sea

SV Simba Found on Reef in the Red Sea

Update: January 7, 2020 Out of respect, and at the specific request of the family, Boatwatch.org has not been providing additional information on the website. If anyone has pertinent information, or may be able to help or assist the family in any way, please contact Boat Watch at...

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Search For Missing Fishermen off Puerto Rico

Search For Missing Fishermen off Puerto Rico

Update: USCG discontinues search. Coast Guard continues search for missing fisherman off “Caza y Pesca” Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue crews continue to search Tuesday for a missing fisherman in waters off “Caza y Pesca” Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico....

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Bayliner H.M.S. Me II Missing N.Carolina to Norfolk

Update: Active USCG Search Cancelled USCG CANCELS SEARCH FOR M/V H.M.S. Me II Valid 25 NOV 2019 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 50-year-old man who was reported missing while transiting from New York to Florida aboard his 35-foot recreational vessel, Monday....

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Sailboat Iona, Peter Rang, Missing Bermuda to Azores

Sailboat Iona, Peter Rang, Missing Bermuda to Azores

UPDATE: New information confirms that there is a  second person on board, Tom Cleeren, from Belgium. Also, RCC Bermuda confirms a departure date of September 6, 2019. RCC Azores has no record of the IONA arriving. SV IONA, a Hunter Legend 37.5, with experienced single-hander sailor Peter Rang and...

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Two 30-Foot Boats Adrift Between Bahamas Vero Beach

The U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center, Miami, Florida has asked Boatwatch.org assistance in locating the owner(s) of two overturned vessels located  on 20 OCT 2019 by the M/V ACE INDEPENDENCE and USCG  in position 27 54.5 N / 079 15.8 W, or approximately 60 NM East of Vero Beach, FL, and...

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Estonian Sailor Mysteriously Disappears, Honduras

Estonian Sailor Mysteriously Disappears, Honduras

Update: Tribute to Andreas Sepsaka, SV Salacia Watch the beautiful tribute to Andreas made by another sailor at the location where Andreas and his boat disappeared. In the early hours of 11 June 2019, two separate EPIRB activations were received from the S / V SALACIA with only sailor ANDREAS...

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SV Blue Highways, 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing, presumed stolen

SV Blue Highways, 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing, presumed stolen

The S/V BLUE HIGHWAYS is a 44’ Beneteau Oceanis which was missing and presumed stolen from a private mooring located in Leverick Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI.  The vessel was last seen on the mooring buoy on April 6, 2019 and missing on April 7, 2019. This boat is not to be confused with the S/V BLUE...

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Loss of Firefighters off Cape Canaveral, FL

Loss of Firefighters off Cape Canaveral, FL

Update: Family, Community Honor Life of Missing Jacksonville Firefighter Read the article at https://www.news4jax.com/news/celebration-of-life-this-morning-for-missing-firefighter Update: "That was a very devastating time": Wife of missing Jacksonville firefighter opens up about husband and search...

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SV Trinavis Missing, Caribbean

SV Trinavis Missing, Caribbean

July 2019, Friends of Rocco Acocella advised SSCA KPK radio service that he was overdue on a passage between St. Maarten and Barranquilla, Colombia. He left St. Maarten on June 17th, on his 8-meter trimaran, a Telstar MK II and intended to arrive in Barranquilla on June 28 or 29. His intention was...

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