SV Cap du Gard & Yann Guerin Fire At Marina Horta

SV Cap du Gard & Yann Guerin Fire At Marina Horta

UPDATE: June 19, 2020 Cruisers in Marina Horta have advised Captain Yann Guerin’s S/V Cap du Gard has exploded and caught on fire. He has been airlifted to a hospital in Lisbon suffering from severe burns. Please keep him in your prayers.  Update: June 17, 2020...
BOLO: Overdue”SV Chuckahui Kai” Oahu to Maui, Hawaii

BOLO: Overdue”SV Chuckahui Kai” Oahu to Maui, Hawaii

UPDATE: By Dillon Ancheta | June 8, 2020 at 9:27 PM HST  – Updated June 9 at 4:38 AMHONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – The U.S. Coast Guard has found four people aboard what was reported as an overdue sailboat.Officials said the SV Chuckahui Kai was found...
Problems In The Emergency Beacon Network

Problems In The Emergency Beacon Network

Ocean Navigator Magazine JULY/AUGUST 2020 MARINE TECH NOTES Problems in the emergency beacon network BY TIM QUEENEY When voyagers purchase and register an EPIRB, they have a reasonable expectation that should they activate the beacon, the Sarsat system will swing into...
Cargo Ship On Fire Jacksonville FL Firemen Injured

Cargo Ship On Fire Jacksonville FL Firemen Injured

From the Jacksonville Fire Department Earlier this afternoon Fire 1 and Command Van 1 were dispatched to the Jacksonville Port at Blount Island in Fire District 48 for a fire involving an ocean-going cargo ship. First in Fire Companies found a 600’+ long multistory...
BOLO: FV MISTER MARCO Adrift Off Barnegat Inlet New Jersey

BOLO: FV MISTER MARCO Adrift Off Barnegat Inlet New Jersey

CANCEL BOLO FOR F/V MISTER MARCO Good News. The USCG advised at as of 0557 hrs, EDT, 02 June 2020, the sister ship to the FV MISTER MARCO has assisted the disabled vessel, and is towing her back to Rhode Island. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network...