Boat Watch Gives Presentation at Isles Yacht Club
On November 12, 2020, Boat Watch was invited to the Isles Yacht Club in Punta Gorda, FL to describe what our organization, Boatwatch.org, does. Eddie stressed the need for cruisers to file Float Plans with friends/family. The people you choose should know your boat...
USCG Rescue 80 miles Off Key West, Assisted by Other Boater & Flares
MIAMI — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted the 40-foot fishing vessel Santa Maria, Thursday, after the crew launched two flares signaling their distress approximately 80 miles southwest of Key West. A nearby good Samaritan saw the flares and reported to Coast Guard...
5 Pirates Now Believed to be Stowaways On A Box Ship 36 Miles Off Cartagena, Colombia
UPDATE:January 9, 2021 Unconfirmed reports now indicate that the 5 individuals found on the Dusseldorf Express are stowaways, not pirates. A Navsafety message was received at 1155 hrs UTC, 09 JAN 2021 from Commercial Crime Services (ICC-CCS.org) of a Motor...
Coast Guard Rescues Three Mariners Near Anna Maria Island, Florida
A Coast Guard Station Cortez 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew took three crew members off a 70-foot commercial fishing vessel taking on water and transferred them to a dock in Cortez, Florida, Jan. 8, 2021. There are no medical concerns and the Coast...
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...
Eight Boaters Rescued In Key West From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
U.S. Coast Guard reminds mariners of hidden boating dangers MIAMI –The Coast Guard reminds mariners to exercise caution and safe boating practices while boating with cooler temperatures on the water, as there could be hidden dangers aboard a vessel. Coast Guard...
Oil Tanker Strimon Aids Sailing Vessel At Sea
On 04 JAN 2021, Boatwatch.org received a request from a friend of a Captain and crew of SV Eriu, a Van de Stadt Caribbean 40 that was on passage from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, departing December 15th 2020 for St Lucia. There are 4 onboard, 3 adults one child. They...
UK Citizen Rescued From SV by USCG San Juan and Two Ships
The cutter Joseph Napier is a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier combined efforts with the CSCL Long Beach and the LNG tanker Gemmata to rescue a man from a disabled sailing...