USCG Responds to EPIRB 46 Miles Off of Key West

USCG Responds to EPIRB 46 Miles Off of Key West

MIAMI — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted a 73-foot commercial fishing boat, Kayden Nicole, after it started taking on water about 46 miles northwest of Key West.   The Kayden Nicole’s emergency positioning indicating radio beacon alerted Coast Guard...
Aircraft debris found in Eastern Samar Philippines

Aircraft debris found in Eastern Samar Philippines

By: Morexette Marie B. Erram – Multimedia Reporter – CDN Digital|August 06,2020 – 03:35 PM Debris believed to have come from a commercial airplane were washed ashore at the Anuron Beach in Mercedes town in Eastern Samar on August 5, 2020. Netizen...
USCG & Fishing Vessel Rescue Six Boaters Off Ocean City, Maryland

USCG & Fishing Vessel Rescue Six Boaters Off Ocean City, Maryland

Photo Release: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 6 from boat fire near Ocean City, Maryland Ocean City, Md. — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued six mariners after their boat caught fire approximately 3 miles south of Ocean City, Thursday, 21 AUGUST 2020....
PLB Saves Six Mariners Off Cape Henry

PLB Saves Six Mariners Off Cape Henry

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued six mariners after their vessel capsized in adverse weather 16 miles east of Cape Henry Sunday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center received an alert that a personal locator beacon was activated...
USCG Rescues Four Near Venice Louisiana

USCG Rescues Four Near Venice Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued four people Wednesday from a vessel taking on water 17 miles south of Southwest Pass near Venice, Louisiana. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call on VHF radio channel 16 at 9:23 a.m. reporting a vessel...
Multiple Means Of Communication For Passages

Multiple Means Of Communication For Passages

This is plea to bluewater cruisers. Please have multiple means of long distance two way communications on your vessel. The most common and efficient is a SSB radio and a Garmin In-Reach. I have no financial interest in any product, but I can tell you that both devices...