Unresolved Marine Incidents
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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...

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...

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...

SV EXODE Stolen From Nassau, Bahamas In August 2020 Spotted In December 2020
UPDATE: 31 DEC 2020: The S/V EXODE was spotted in Nassau Harbor today. ___________________________________________________________ Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets There is an active lookout for a stolen sailboat from Nassau, Bahamas. The stolen vessel...

BOLO: Twenty Persons Aboard 29 Foot Mako Missing Bimini to Lake Worth, Florida
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets The USCG RCC Miami has an active search for a 29 foot Mako cuddy cabin, blue and white in color, and powered by two (2) 250 HP Yamaha two stroke outboard engines. The vessel was believed to have departed Bimini, Bahamas at 0700...

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...

BOLO For Three Fishermen Missing In The Bua Waters of Fiji, South Pacific
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO for three fishermen are missing from the Bua Waters of Fiji, South Pacific. Their boat is described as white and 29 feet. Fiji Navy Search and Rescue Centre, have been searching the Bua waters since the report was lodged by...

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...

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...

BOLO: Man Overboard From Tourist Boat Caloosahatchee River Near Ft. Myers
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO: USCG is searching on the Caloosahatchee River for a man who fell overboard from a tourist boat on Friday night at around 8:15 PM. USCG advised they are searching in the area of Marker 64 on the River near the Midpoint...

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...

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...

UPDATE: URGENT BOLO: Search For Missing Diver Off Trinidad – Reinaldo Novoa
UPDATE: Nov. 17, 2020 *URGENT HELP NEEDED* Reinaldo Novoa, Retired Nurse and pharmacy representative, father to two boys, married to Jasema Mungalsingh, grandfather to 7 grandchildren,*went missing off the coast of Mayaro while doing an open dive, at 3:45pm yesterday. He is a...

Search Suspended Two Persons Missing From Overturned Boat, Beaufort, N.C.
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets: BOLO Canceled: The US Coast Guard suspended its search for two persons in the water, after an overturned 35 foot recreational vessel was discovered near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina on November 10, 2020. Anyone with...
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....

Hazzard To Navigation 172 miles Off Cape Hatteras After Sailors Rescued
BROADCAST VERSION FOR MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AND OTHER RADIO NETS UPDATE 0745 HRS, 06 NOV 2020. THE USCG RCC NORFOLK ADVISED THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE ABANDONED S/V BALI HAI At 0146 hrs UTC 06 NOV 2020 WAS LOCATED AT 36 01.1 N / 071 58 W. This vessel should be considered a hazard to...

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 /...

BOLO for SV Maserval Stolen From Cap d’Agde, France and Seen in the Balearic Islands, Spain
BROADCAST VERSION FOR MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AND OTHER RADIO NETS All vessels are requested to be on the lookout (BOLO) for the S/V MASERVAL, a Sun Odyssey 33i which was stolen from Cap d'Agde is located on France's Mediterranean coast at 43 17 N / 03 31 E. The S/V MASERVAL is a Jeanneau...

SV RANA II Stolen – Last Seen In Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NET All vessels in the Mediterranean are requested to keep a sharp lookout for the S/V RANA II. This vessel is a 1974, 48 foot Olympic sailboat (Made in Greece) which was stolen in Marseille, France on 24 JANUARY 2020. A surveillance camera confirmed...

Two Missing Sailors From SV Dancing Brave Adrift Off St. Barthelemy Island, Eastern Caribbean in Dinghy
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets MRCC Fort De France, Martinique, has asked Boatwatch.org for assistance in locating two persons in an overdue inflatable dinghy, brand is HIGHFIELD, and length is 2.50 meters, white hull, with pale grey pontoons, powered by a...

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...

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...

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...

Ship Rescues Captain of SV MARCEL Western North Atlantic
UPDATE: June 17, 2020 We wish to thank Captain Patrick Michael of the SV OSTRIKA as well as Chris Parker of the Marine Weather Center for going to extraordinary lengths to locate the SV MARCEL which had to be abandoned in the mid Atlantic on 11 June 2020, due to rudder failure. The search by SV...

Urgent BOLO for SV KALAYAAN Capt. Bob Peel, Carriacou to Puerto Rico
UPDATE: April 15, 2020 Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets A BOLO has been requested for SV KALAYAAN, UK registered Sun Odyssey 54DS, Blue Hull, with Captain Bob Peel on board. He departed Tyrell Bay, Carriacou on March 18th with plans to sail north to Puerto...

Search Supended For Survivors of Small Plane Crash Emerald Isle North Carolina
Coast Guard suspends search for two missing persons associated with plane crash near Emerald Isle, North Carolina U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/24/2020 09:14 PM EDT PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday evening for two missing persons involved in a Cessna...

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...

U K Captain K.P. Pearson of SV “UMZUNGU” Contact Trinidad Coast Guard
UPDATE 15:30 Eastern Time 08 Mar 2020: Anne Lloyd provided the following resolution to this case: it is a British flagged yacht called UMZUNGU call sign MNYT2; MMSI 235 038 556 owned by Mr K. P. Pearson. Please see the attached photo with the UK SSR Number for the SV UMZUNGU. It is SSR 123188. If...

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...

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...

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...

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...

BOLO Canceled: Search Suspended For 2 Missing Mariners In Pamlico Sound, NC
January 9, 2020 Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing mariners in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina Watch the above video of the USCG rescue swimmers. PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday afternoon for two mariners who were reported missing after the commercial...

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....

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...

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....
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....

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...
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...
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...

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...

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...

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...