Barge Collision With Norfolk Southern #7 Railroad Bridge Open Now
UPDATE 01 NOV 2020: It was announced on the Cruiseheimers HF Radio Net Sunday Morning, the bridge has been repaired, however they are dealing with a backlog of train traffic. But the bridge is once again in operation. Great news! UPDATE: 30 OCTOBER 2020. According to...
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...
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...
Noonsite Article Re The Importance Of A Float Plan
Safety: The Importance Of A Float Plan The Ultimate Cruisers Planning Tool October 30, 2020 – Noonsite.com This article by Glenn Tuttle of Boatwatch.org demonstrates the necessity of having a Float Plan filed with a friend familiar with you and your boat...
Boat Catches Fire On Chesapeake Bay 5 Occupants Rescued
By Jacob Baumgart, Patch Staff Oct 26, 2020 10:43 pm ET|Updated Oct 27, 2020 3:30 pm ET ANNAPOLIS, MD — Officials say a boat caught fire on the Chesapeake Bay Saturday afternoon. The nautical blaze happened between Annapolis’ Horseshoe Point and Kent...
Ocean Going Robots Known As Wave Gliders
Boatwatch.org has been alerted to several of these ocean going robots known as Wave Gliders washing up on beaches around the world. They present a very low profile on the surface, about like a surfboard, and would be very difficult to spot without a sharp lookout. At...
Toy boat Washes Onto Shores Of Lake Superior 27 Years After Launch
by Miriam Marini Detroit Free Press While searching for rocks on the shores of Lake Superior in their Wisconsin lakeside hometown, Mike and Lynn BeBeau found something red, white and blue peeking through the sand. At first, the couple figured it was a piece of a buoy....
How To Test A VHF Radio Using Rescue 21- Sea Tow System No Longer Available
Marine Safety Alert: Performing a VHF Marine Radio Check October 19, 2020 by gCaptain The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Auxiliary & Boating Safety (CG-BSX) has issued a new Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 20-20) from related to performing a VHF...