Search and Rescue How To Find A Missing Boat
Portrait of an Inessential Government Worker Glory isn’t part of the deal when you go to work for the federal government. “I’ve only thought about one problem in my life,” says Art Allen. “Which is how to improve Coast Guard search and rescue.” October 15, 2019,...Two 30-Foot Boats Adrift Between Bahamas Vero Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center, Miami, Florida has asked Boatwatch.org assistance in locating the owner(s) of two overturned vessels located on 20 OCT 2019 by the M/V ACE INDEPENDENCE and USCG in position 27 54.5 N / 079 15.8 W, or approximately 60...
SV Minshara Dismasted, Adrift, Crew Rescued
Update January 6, 2020: Correction to ships registry of vessel. Thank you to the South African Maritime Safety Authority for checking the registry of this vessel and making the following correction. Please note that this vessel is NOT a South African Registered vessel...
Stolen Catamaran Found in Cuba
Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) HF Radio Service KPK is pleased to report the recovery of the catamaran SV KAISOSI which was stolen from an anchorage at Newfound Harbor in the Florida Keys at approximately 1200 hours on March 30, 2018. The vessel was last...
Estonian Sailor Mysteriously Disappears, Honduras
Update: Tribute to Andreas Sepsaka, SV Salacia Watch the beautiful tribute to Andreas made by another sailor at the location where Andreas and his boat disappeared. In the early hours of 11 June 2019, two separate EPIRB activations were received from the S / V SALACIA...
First Iridium GMDSS Satellite Phone
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 2019-06-04 03:53:19 Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) and partner Lars Thrane, today unveiled the Lars Thrane (LT) 3100S terminal designed to operate on the Iridium network for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)...
Maritime Mobile Service Net & SSCA Radio KPK Assist SV Solar Flare, Jamaica
This case is an example of the various Ham Radio networks, coming together to assist rescue resources, in this situation, the Jamaica Defense Force. Ham Radio and Single Side Band Communication can provide the constant voice on the radio that is so helpful during an...
Murder in Paradise on SV Windancer, Panama
In January of 2011, M/V Tothill had just returned to full-time cruising in Florida after 10 years in the Caribbean. We initially received email and Single Side Band inquiries from worried cruisers located in the San Blas Islands of Panama about our good friend Don...