Mar 4, 2021 | Flotsam & Jetsam, News
Update: March 4, 2021- The abandoned and adrift vessel named the Alliouagana Princess has been found in Mexico. The vessel broke free from her mooring in the early morning of 25 Jan 2019 on the island of Montserrat. The following photos and information are from the...
Mar 2, 2021 | Flotsam & Jetsam
This Boston Whaler was found adrift February 28, 2021, between Tortola Island and Peter Island, BVI with no one on board. Comments: RBVI Marine Police have reportedly taken possession of the vessel on Sunday, February 28, 2021. If the big numbers on the hull are...
Feb 27, 2021 | Safety at Sea
By Steven Bowden, former owner of SeaTech Systems. Every day in my former business I answered the same question: Do I really need a High Frequency (HF) Single Sideband (SSB) radio for long range cruising? Why not just use a satellite phone or satellite hotspot? Why...
Feb 27, 2021 | Flotsam & Jetsam
SV Panta Rhei III reported the following: “We were cruising around St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, on the westward side of the island just before the Anguilla Channel, headed N / NE. We lost it while under sail on 2/22/21 at Lat 18.085444 and Longitude...
Feb 26, 2021 | Unresolved
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort De France issued a BOLO for a 4 Meter Vessel, Blue Hull, with one person on board, overdue from Salisbury Dominica (15-26-09N 061-26-13W). All vessels in the vicinity are requested to keep...
Feb 26, 2021 | Unresolved
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets USCG has asked Boatwatch.org for assistance in locating a 20 foot fishing vessel named Jn Limar Fontange, which departed Jeremie, Haiti on 22 FEB 2021 with two (2) POB, and was expected to return to...
