Salty Dawg Sailing Association and BASRA Partner With Boat Watch

Boatwatch.org is proud to announce two new partnerships with maritime relayed organizations that share our mission of promoting safety at sea and locating overdue and missing vessels world-wide.   The Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) has been assisting...
Race Against Time – Dramatic Rescue Off Washington State

Race Against Time – Dramatic Rescue Off Washington State

Courtesy Fox News Greg Norman A U.S. Coast Guard crew was captured on video making a daring rescue during what one official described as a “race against time” to save a fisherman’s life. The footage, which was taken 50 miles off the coast of Neah Bay, Wash., on...

Abacos Four Lifted From Commercial Fishing Vessel

UPDATE:  CANCEL CALL FOR ASSISTANCE.  KINGFISHER, a commercial Bahamian fishing vessel, CONDITION STABILIZED AS OF December 16, 2019 at 0700 Eastern Time. A big thank you to Eddie Whan, Chairman of BASRA for the following information and coordinating the rescue effort...
Rescue Of Four From Life Raft Mona Passage

Rescue Of Four From Life Raft Mona Passage

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescued four men from a life raft Sunday morning after they were forced to abandon a sinking yacht, approximately 25 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico....
SV Simba Found on Reef in the Red Sea

SV Simba Found on Reef in the Red Sea

Update: January 7, 2020 Out of respect, and at the specific request of the family, Boatwatch.org has not been providing additional information on the website. If anyone has pertinent information, or may be able to help or assist the family in any way, please contact...
USCG Rescue Swimmer Saves Tourist in Puerto Rico

USCG Rescue Swimmer Saves Tourist in Puerto Rico

Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen crew rescues injured man from shoreline rocks at Domes Beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescued an injured man from the shoreline rocks and...
USCG Rescues Two From 49 Foot Sailboat “Yellow Jacket”

USCG Rescues Two From 49 Foot Sailboat “Yellow Jacket”

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from a disabled sailing vessel near the Folly River Entrance, Wednesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoisted the two boaters and transported them to Charleston Executive Airport...
Ingleside, Texas crewmember missing

Ingleside, Texas crewmember missing

Coast Guard searching for missing crewmember near Ingleside, Texas CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing crewmember after a vessel sank in the La Quinta Channel near Ingleside, Texas, Tuesday morning. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus...
USCG Training Exercise On Patapsco River, Maryland Tonight

USCG Training Exercise On Patapsco River, Maryland Tonight

BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard will be conducting a training exercise south of the Francis Scott Key Bridge off of Fort Howard on the Patapsco River in Maryland from approximately 6:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m., tonight. The exercise will include helicopter operations, boat...
Four Fishermen Rescued North Carolina from 88 foot Vessel

Four Fishermen Rescued North Carolina from 88 foot Vessel

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard hoisted four fishermen from an 88-foot fishing vessel in Browns Inlet, North Carolina, Monday morning. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a radio distress call at approximately 8:12 a.m. from a crewmember aboard the fishing...