Boat Watch News from Around the World

Coast Guard repatriates 29 Cubans to Cuba MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell's crew repatriated 29 people to Cuba, Friday, following two interdictions of undocumented migrants due to safety of life at sea concerns.  A Coast Guard Air Station Miami's HC-144 Ocean Sentry air crew alerted Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders at about 5:30 p.m., Feb. 12, of a rustic vessel...

(Photograph is a similar plane)UPDATE 1: Coast Guard responds to report of downed aircraft near Drum Inlet, North Carolina MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard is searching the area of a downed aircraft approximately 4 miles east of Drum Inlet Sunday evening. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report of a possible downed aircraft from an air traffic...

Coast Guard rescues 1 French and 3 Dutch boaters adrift for three days near the British Virgin Islands SAINT THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Coast Guard crews and British Virgin Islands authorities Tuesday rescued four men from a disabled vessel that was adrift for three days near the British Virgin Islands. Rescued are a French and three Dutch nationals, who were traveling aboard the 30-foot...

(Rossinavi file photo)Product Tanker Sinks in the Bahamas After Being Hit by Luxury Yacht Utopia IV reportedly hit the tanker causing the Tropic Breeze to sink  PUBLISHED DEC 26, 2021 9:24 AM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE A Belize-registered product tanker operating in the Bahamas sunk after it was “rear-ended by a 207-foot super yacht,” according to its operators Maritime Management of Miami....

KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued four fishermen from Black Rock in Kodiak.  A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew deployed a rescue swimmer, hoisted the crewmembers, and safely transported them to Air Station Kodiak. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center received a call from the master of the fishing vessel Laura at 7 a.m., who notified...

The Coast Guard and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue personnel rescued two men after their 60-foot vessel caught fire east of the Skyway Bridge, Thursday. The two men were safely transferred, without injuries, to O'Neill’s Marina to awaiting emergency services personnel. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watch standers received a mayday call via VHF Channel 16 from the vessel owner stating his...

On August 12, 2021, SSCA's KPK Radio Broadcast received radio traffic from amateur radio operator that an 80 foot coastal freighter, "Jed Express" is abandoned and adrift off of Great Inagua in the Bahamas at 21-00N/073-46W. RCC Miami advised that the coastal freighter was the subject of a search and rescue on August 11, 2021. Four crew members were rescued and taken ashore by USCG helicopter....

Cayman Coast Guard helps rescue two Jamaicans lost at sea By Reshma Ragoonath Cayman Compass August 8, 2021 Two Jamaican men reported missing at sea since 29 July were rescued by a passing cargo vessel and assisted by Cayman Islands Coast Guard officers, a statement from the local maritime agency said on Saturday. The men both appear to be in good health, the Coast Guard said, adding that the...

UPDATE: August 2, 2021 at 1:00 PM Eastern Boat Watch has been notified that SV Hueristo is under tow at this time by the Belize Coast Guard. Many thanks to all who helped with communications.This morning on the SSCA HF Radio Service Net (KPK) 0815 hrs Eastern Time 1215 hrs UTC, 02 August 2021, the S/V PiLi Aloha located in Isla Mujares, Mexico contacted KPK they had been contacted by cruising...

Coast Guard responds to capsized historic schooner in Kennebec River BATH, Maine – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a capsized schooner in the Kennebec River, Friday evening.  Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders received a report that the historic schooner Mary E capsized near Doubling Point with 18 people onboard.  The Coast Guard dispatched a Station Boothbay Harbor...

Link to story from St. LuciaMany thanks to M/V Seaboard Ranger for diverting to rescue the 3 fishermen.202336Z JUL 21 NAVAREA IV 616/21(25). EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. MARTINIQUE. 1. DERELICT 45 FOOT F/V GODS SON, BLACK AND BLUE HULL WITH RED STRIPES, ADRIFT IN 14-19.21N 062-12.51W AT 202057Z JUL. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 232336Z JUL 21.

Please BOLO (Be On Lookout) for this 2020 23' Godfrey pontoon boat ,Virginia registration VA 7544 ZA, stolen on 17 July 2021 from Rocket's Landing Marina. The vessel was reportedly spotted that afternoon near the gravel pits on the James River. Anyone with information may contact Henrico Police Department, Henrico, VA, (804-501-5000) or  Glenn@Boatwatch.org.

Please help the owner locate a 30ft pontoon Party Hut boat, Arkansas Registration, AR233BWD, Hull ID BUJ23100B999, stolen on a trailer in front of her house in Palmetto, Florida. Please notify the Palmetto Police Department if you see this boat.

  Coast Guard rescues 5 people stranded on Otter Island & F/V Rescues 1 from the Sea CHARLESTON, S.C. - A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah crew rescued five people stranded on Otter Island, Wednesday, after their recreational vessel drifted off the beach due to inclement weather from Tropical Storm Elsa.   The survivors were hoisted into an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at approximately 8...

Nine people are missing in the ocean off the Keys, and the Coast Guard is searching BY DAVID GOODHUE JULY 07, 2021 08:39 AM,  A man clinging to a life preserver is pulled to safety from the ocean off Key West Tuesday afternoon, July 6, 2021. He is among 15 people rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and a merchant vessel crew. U.S. COAST GUARD 13 Cubans rescued, others missing off Key West The U.S....

Victoria, 06 July 2021: Dramatic rescue by Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) ends well for elderly sailors after they experienced difficulty in heavy weather. Two Danish senior citizens were sailing to Seychelles from Mayotte Island when the lady was badly injured with trauma to her ribs causing difficulty in breathing and other complications. After receiving the distress call from the skipper, SCG...

"I’m not ashamed to admit that there was a huge cheer and applause from my colleagues," - Piers Stanbury from HM Coastguard talking of the moment when a Spanish Coastguard sent helicopter crew confirmed they'd safely winched two people from off their broken-down yacht more than two hundred miles off France. It began just before 7pm yesterday (5 July) when HM Coastguard received a distress alert...

AMVER vessel rescues 81-year-old sailor from disabled sailing vessel 400 miles south east of Long Island, New York BOSTON — The crew of a good Samaritan vessel rescued an 81-year-old sailor aboard their disabled 36-foot sailing vessel approximately 400 miles south east of Long Island, New York. Coast Guard 1st District Command Center watchstanders received a report at approximately 4:52 a.m.,...

The aircrew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Borinquen hoists one of three men from the trimaran sailing vessel Honeywind 3 Monday, approximately 78 nautical miles north of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The men reportedly were transiting from Pensacola, Fla. to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, when the vessel began taking on water and flooding, forcing the men to abandon ship....

Editors' Note: Click on image to download high resolution version. BOSTON — The Coast Guard rescued five mariners from a vessel fire 85 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Friday. At approximately 5 p.m. Coast Guard First District watchstanders received an EPIRB notification from the 100-foot trawler Nobska. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod crews were launched and when they arrived on scene...

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued five people from a capsized vessel offshore Oregon Inlet, Tuesday. All five survivors were rescued and are being treated for hypothermia. At approximately 5:25 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a report from the Dare County Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Center that a 26-foot recreational vessel was taking on water...

Abandoned Heavy-Lift Vessel Successfully Towed to Port   Tow arrives in port this afternoon (photo: Stig Jacobsen/Kystverket) BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 04-08-2021 04:35:19 The four-day drama of the Dutch heavy-lift vessel abandoned and drifting towards the Norwegian coast came to a quiet end as the vessel was brought safely to port this afternoon. An emergency effort late last night secured a...

US Navy - Amphibious Transport DockLPD 24 - USS ArlingtonCoast Guard, Navy combine efforts to medevac ill mariner to Bermuda                    Editor's Note: High Resolution Photos & Video PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard, Navy and good Samaritan vessels combined efforts to medevac a tanker ship crewmember to Bermuda on Friday. Rescue Coordination Center Bermuda notified watchstanders at...

KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued two people aboard a disabled sailing vessel approximately 60 miles northwest of Marathon, Sunday. Coast Guard Seventh District watchstanders received a personal locating beacon alert at approximately 2:30 a.m. Coast Guard Air Station Miami launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew who located the disabled 50-foot sailing vessel, White Pearl, and requested...

SEATTLE — A Coast Guard Station Quillayute River boatcrew rescued three men Saturday afternoon from a sinking vessel five miles off the coast of La Push, Wash. At 2:40 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Puget Sound Command Center received an emergency request for assistance on VHF-FM radio channel-16 from a man reporting their 48-foot vessel was taking on water and beginning to sink. A Station...

  Robert "Bob" Peel was a member of the  Professional Yacht Association (PYA), His friends, family and other Yacht Captains are searching for answers in his disappearance in the Caribbean one year ago. The initial Watch for Bob Peel can be found now in the Unresolved Section of this website. The following is an article published on the PYA website:  Captain Robert Peel missing in the...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Coast Guard rescued four adults, Tuesday, from a capsized 50-foot catamaran near the entrance of Ossabaw Sound. The incident occurred at position 31-52.239N / 081-03.590W. An Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter launched and a rescue swimmer, with a dewatering pump, was lowered the catamaran, which was flooding at the time. The catamaran then capsized due to hull...

  WHO: U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod air crews. WHAT: Air station crews will be available for interviews following an international rescue of 31 fishermen approximately 130 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday. Video of the rescue will be shared once it is available. WHEN: Wednesday, at 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, located inside Joint Base Cape Cod,...

MIAMI —  Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders suspended the search for 87-year-old Brenden Spratt, Monday at 8:30 p.m., after exhausting all leads for the search.  Air Force Rescue Coordination Center personnel alerted District Seven watchstanders Friday at approximately 11:30 a.m., regarding a downed aircraft, described as a Lancair 320, with at least one person aboard approximately 15...

By Kenneth Lipp of the News-Times NEWPORT — For more than 60 years, one name was the best hope for large commercial vessels stranded or imperiled at sea off the central Oregon coast — Victory. The 52-foot motor lifeboat Victory came to Newport’s Station Yaquina Bay in 1956 (although it remained nameless until the 1970s). It was the first of four steel 52-foot vessels built by the U.S. Coast...

A sailor fished after 2 p.m. at sea off the Austral Island (article translated from French) Tahiti, February 17, 2021 - A sailor from the Silver Supporter ship was rescued by his own crew off the Austral Islands after spending 14 hours in the water, a press release from JRCC Papeete announced Tuesday evening. The ship from New Zealand, heading for Pitcairn, turned around to rescue its sailor....

  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued 60 sea turtles that were in need of life-saving assistance after being affected by a recent winter storm near South Padre Island, Texas, Wednesday. Two aviation survival technicians, or rescue swimmers, Petty Officer 2nd Class Russell Grizzard and Petty Officer 3rd Class Will Groskritz, from Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi,...

Sad event in Bass Harbour, Langkawi, Malaysia today. The former Club Mediterranee, Enigma, Phocea. Fire aboard the SV Enigma. She is a sailing yacht that was built at Toulon, France, by DCAN in 1976. She is 246 feet long and can cruise at 11 knots under sail with the right weather. Like many yachts, she has undergone a number of refits, a major one having been in 2000 in Germany. She can handle...

KEY WEST, Fla. —The Coast Guard suspended the search Monday at 6:45 p.m., for 10 people who were reported as missing approximately 8 miles south of Long Key. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a report of an overdue rustic vessel with 10 people aboard that departed Feb. 7 from Cuba. Coast Guard crews searched an area of about 12,300 square miles, roughly double the size of...

Coast Guard suspends search for 6 missing people 23 miles east of Fort Pierce MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday at 10:30 p.m., for six people who were reported as missing approximately 23 miles east of Fort Pierce. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a call from a good Samaritan stating they had rescued a Jamaican national from the water while he was atop a capsized...

A textbook cold water rescue. Distress call at 07:30. Helicopter on scene 0740. 0915 hrs, rescue completed and being taken ashore. Bravo Zulu USCG helicopter team and rescue swimmer! ________________________________________________________ WESTPORT, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued three people and one dog from a commercial fishing vessel taking on water Saturday morning off Willapa Bay....

  ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — Coast Guard marine investigators are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify the operator of a suspect vessel, a white-hulled center console boat, involved in a hit and run incident the night of Jan. 24, 2021 in St. John, near the National Park Service NPS and Caneel Bay fuel dock in Cruz Harbor. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment St. Thomas is...

Photo by: U.S. Coast Guard District 7 A 29-foot vessel collided with a 30-foot vessel, Jan. 20, 2021, 13 miles east of Fort Pierce, Florida. Commercial salvage crews separated the 29-foot vessel off the stern of the 30-foot vessel, secured the flooding and safely towed both vessels to Taylor Creek. Miami — A Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce crew assisted seven people after their vessels collided...

  U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/18/2021 12:00 PM EST WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coast Guard response crews and a good Samaritan rescued a man from his sunken fishing vessel approximately 20 miles southwest of Kitty Hawk, N.C., Monday. The man was rescued wearing a life jacket in 46-degree water. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received the initial report from the...

MIAMI — A deployed Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew assisted Turks and Caicos police and marine units in finding 159 people approximately 13 miles east of West Caicos Island, Turks and Caicos. While the aircrew remained on scene, TCI responders removed all the people from the sail freighter and brought them to safety. The sail freighter ran aground on a reef....

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Coast Guard is seeking information from the public in locating a suspect or suspects who pointed a green laser light at the cabin of a Station Portland boat crew conducting underway operations Tuesday night. Coast Guard crews from Station Portland have been struck with lasers several times in the past six months. The latest laser strike occurred around 10 p.m. and reportedly...

  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard terminated a recreational voyage for the disabled sailing vessel Wahu Thursday, following multiple safety violations during a post search and rescue boarding in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The sailing vessel Wahu was transiting from Florida to Barbados with two men aboard, a U.S. and an Austrian citizen, when it reportedly became disabled. Coast Guard...

On November 12, 2020, Boat Watch was invited to the Isles Yacht Club in Punta Gorda, FL to describe what our organization, Boatwatch.org, does. Eddie stressed the need for cruisers to file Float Plans with friends/family. The people you choose should know your boat and understand  your travel plans. Float Plans, Situational Awareness and multiple forms of communication help Coast Guards, other...

MIAMI — Coast Guard rescue crews assisted the 40-foot fishing vessel Santa Maria, Thursday, after the crew launched two flares signaling their distress approximately 80 miles southwest of Key West.  A nearby good Samaritan saw the flares and reported to Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders the Santa Maria crew's distress. The good Samaritan stayed within radar contact of the vessel until...

UPDATE:January 9, 2021 Unconfirmed reports now indicate that the 5 individuals found on the Dusseldorf Express are stowaways, not pirates.   A Navsafety message was received at 1155 hrs UTC, 09 JAN 2021 from Commercial Crime Services (ICC-CCS.org) of a Motor Vessel boarded by five pirates in position 10-16N / 076-12W on 09 JAN 2021. Vessels are advised to keep clear of this position and...

  A Coast Guard Station Cortez 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew took three crew members off a 70-foot commercial fishing vessel taking on water and transferred them to a dock in Cortez, Florida, Jan. 8, 2021. There are no medical concerns and the Coast Guard continues to monitor the vessel for possible pollution. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video.

On 04 JAN 2021, Boatwatch.org received a request from a friend of a Captain and crew of SV Eriu, a Van de Stadt Caribbean 40 that was on passage from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, departing December 15th 2020 for St Lucia. There are 4 onboard, 3 adults one child. They were becalmed 1400 NM from St Lucia, and running short of fuel and water. Being the Captain and vessel were from the UK,...

The empty yacht of an experienced sailor who is missing in Bass Strait has been towed to shallow waters for examination by police. A search was launched on Thursday near Deal Island off Tasmania's north after the sailor was reported overdue. He had left Eden, on the NSW south coast, on Boxing Day and was planning to arrive at Deal Island on Monday. The 18-metre yacht was found late on Thursday...

MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton crew rescued two people Thursday after their vessel became disabled approximately 20 miles off Dry Tortugas National Park. Rescued were Patrick and Michael Cusick. The wife of one of the men called Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders reporting her husband left on a 25-foot vessel for Dry Tortugas National Park from Cudjoe Key Tuesday, were...

Coast Guard assists sailing vessel taking on water off Charleston coast CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard assisted three people aboard a sailing vessel taking on water 37 miles southeast of Charleston, Friday. A Coast Guard Air Facility Charleston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and lowered a dewatering pump to the 42-foot sailing vessel, Tybee III, crew to keep their sailing...

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a vessel on fire offshore Pascagoula, Mississippi, Thursday. All three people aboard the commercial fishing vessel Lucky Angel were returned to shore safely. One person was transported to Singing River Hospital in stable condition after being evaluated by EMS. Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast Guard District received a report around 10:30...

                              “Cruisers Helping Cruisers” By Glenn & Eddie Tuttle Boatwatch.org is well into its second year of serving as a conduit between the family and friends of overdue and missing boaters, and the many governmental agencies responsible for Search and Rescue Operations throughout the world. An amazing group of concerned people have stepped up to help look for the...

Coast Guard Cutter Diamondback crew conducts 100 mile tow off Florida Gulf Coast ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Diamondback crew conducted a three-day towing evolution of a disabled 45-foot sailboat with three people on board located more than 100 miles offshore of the Florida Gulf Coast Monday.   The Diamondback crew transferred the sailboat to an awaiting commercial salvage...

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 18 Ecuadorians after their 72-foot commercial fishing vessel sank Friday approximately 350 miles north of the Galapagos Islands.   Eleventh Coast Guard District watchstanders received an alert from an emergency position-indicating radio beacon from an unknown vessel north of the Galapagos Islands at 4:30 a.m. Friday. District...

  Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force  ·  The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is confirming that 45-year-old Claudin Noel who had been missing at sea since Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, was found in good condition on Sunday, November 15th, 2020. Noel was found floating in an inflatable raft by fishermen off Little Inagua. Commissioner of Police, Trevor Botting said....

                                        Photo Courtesy - Stu Ahman PORTSMOUTH, Va— The Coast Guard assisted in the rescue of three boaters from their sailing vessel approximately 140 miles North East of Bermuda, Saturday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard's 5th District Command Center received notification from the Bermuda Rescue Coordination Center that a personal locator beacon was...

From the Trinidad Express by Anna Ramdass Reinaldo Novoa with his wis wife Jasema Mungalsing A wife has made a desperate call for help in finding her husband who went missing after diving in Mayaro on Sunday. Reinaldo Novoa, a retired nurse and pharmacy representative went missing off the coast of Mayaro whilst doing an open dive at 3:45 p.m. yesterday. His wife, Jasema Mungalsingh told the...

The fourth man in a crashed catamaran drowned 11/9/2020, 3:48:12 PM (Note from Facebook - According to the survivors, on their passage to the Canaries Islands they have hit something just before the TS capsized. Maybe a container. Wind was between 16 to 20 kts. She was the catamaran of Regis Guillemot, an experienced skipper (he won the Route du Rhum in 2002) and founder of Regis Guillemot...

  UPDATE 11 NOVEMBER 2020: RESULTS OF BOATWATCH.ORG GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY POLL: The Boat Watch Facebook Group has grown rapidly during the last year. And the remarkable thing is the geographical diversity of our members. As a fun experiment, we asked Facebook Boat Watch members to post a one word reply as to what country they are located. Boatwatch.org. did the tally today and were very...

SAVANNAH, Ga.− The Coast Guard rescued seven people in two separate search and rescue cases Tuesday off the Georgia coast. In the first rescue, three people were hoisted from a life raft about 60 miles east of Tybee Island by an Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and were safely transported to Charleston Executive Airport with no medical concerns.   Coast Guard Sector...

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 cruisers in the area, this bridge did raise two times today to allow vessels to pass. However, there is no set schedule, and it's...

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 Island's Bloody Point, reports note. The boaters called the Anne Arundel County Fire Department around 3:30 p.m. Crews found the boat floating 1 to...

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THE FOLLOWING IS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MARINERS OPERATING IN DELAWARE BAY AND OFFSHORE OF CAPE MAY AND CAPE HENLOPEN, DELAWARE: 140909Z OCT 20 NAVAREA IV 988/20(12). WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DELAWARE. 1. GPS UNRELIABLE 19 THRU 23 OCT IN AREA WITHIN 49 MILES OF 39-07-38N 075-28-05W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 24 OCT 20.

This account was published on Facebook from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority "September 16, 2020, we detected a distress beacon registered to an Australian yacht in the Mediterranean Sea about 160km east of Malta. We made contact with the vessel which reported being caught in severe weather and in need of assistance. We contacted the Malta Rescue Coordination Centre, who have...

Only two were wearing life jackets when the U.S. Coast Guard arrived A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescues seven people from Tampa Bay on Sunday afternoon. [ U.S. Coast Guard Southeast ] By Kavitha Surana Published Yesterday Updated Yesterday Tampa Bay Times Seven people clinging to the side of a capsized boat in Tampa Bay were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon. The boat capsized...

MIAMI — Coast Guard crews rescued two people from their sailing vessel, Preston Point, Sunday, after they were in distress about 14 miles west of Ponce de Leon Bay off Key West, Florida, during Tropical Storm Sally. The sailing vessel Preston Point owners called Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders at approximately 6:30 p.m, Saturday, stating the vessel's engine was disabled; they were...

The U.S.-flagged catamaran SWEET SEA was robbed off Talara, Peru. Robbers, who carried firearms, boarded the vessel and assaulted the crew before they escaped. The crew issued a distress alert which was received by the authorities at the port. The Coastguard was despatched and detected a boat unloading items at San Pedro beach. On seeing the authorities approach, the suspects fled the area; they...

Fears 42 crew and 6,000 cattle drowned after ship sinks in typhoon off Japan A major search operation has been launched off the coast of Japan after a ship carrying nearly 6,000 cattle and 43 crew members capsized in stormy weather. The cargo vessel sent out a distress call late on Wednesday as it was caught up in Typhoon Maysak, a storm that has been lashing Japan and the Korean peninsula....

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water, Thursday, 03 Sep 2020, near Pilottown. Missing is Cristina Castro, 38, from Modesto, California. Castro is described as a Latino female, last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue pants and black life jacket. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 9 p.m. Wednesday evening of a 34-foot catamaran...

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 watchstanders that the three person crew was in distress. Station Key West's 45-foot Response Boat—Medium crew arrived on scene and...

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. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Maryland-National Capital Region command center received notification via VHF Ch. 16 from the...

By John Deike and Rachel Vadaj | August 5, 2020 at 10:57 PM EDT - Updated August 6 at 5:43 AMMENTOR, Ohio (WOIO) - Four boaters jumped into Lake Erie after their boat caught fire Wednesday evening near Mentor at about 8 p.m. The boaters were wearing life jackets and they were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after quickly abandoning ship. They are all now safe and back on shore, but the cause of...

Missing sailors rescued from Pacific island after SOS signal spotted in the sand They were missing for three days in the Micronesia archipelago before the distress signal was spotted.  

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 taking on water with two adults and two minors aboard. “The fact that they were able to call in on channel 16 using their radio and...

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard rescues man from capsized commercial fishing vessel near St. Petersburg   ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-- The Coast Guard rescued a man, Thursday, after his 36-foot commercial fishing vessel capsized 18 miles west of St. Petersburg.  Rescued was Robert Heart, 48. Coast Guard Seventh District watchstanders received an emergency position indicating radio beacon alert at...

MASONBORO, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 62-year-old man who passed out aboard a 33-foot Onslow Bay pleasure craft approximately 30 miles east of Masonboro Inlet, North Carolina, Thursday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received notification from personnel aboard a 33-foot Onslow Bay pleasure craft regarding a 62-year old male passenger who passed out and...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Coast Guard made a public appeal for information on the deadly capsizing of a fishing vessel near the Siuslaw River Bar last month that claimed the lives of 2 Florence residents. Kyle and Amber Novelli owned and operated Novelli's Crab and Seafood from their small facility on the docks in Old Town Florence.The couple died when their F/V Aquarius went down June 29. A third...

HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and crew of the merchant vessel Mahi Mahi rescued three mariners from the disabled 50-foot trimaran "Third Try" 825 miles northeast of Oahu, Wednesday. The crew of the Mahi Mahi brought the mariners back to Honolulu Thursday afternoon. There are no reports of injuries. A hazard to navigation notice to mariners has been issued regarding the derelict trimaran. “One of...

By Cole Waterman | Cole_Waterman@mlive.com Saginaw and Bay City News ESSEXVILLE, MI — Five people and a dog were rescued by U.S. Coast Guard personnel as their boat sank in Saginaw Bay. About 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, the Coast Guard Station Saginaw River in Essexville was notified by Bay County Central Dispatch that a 52-foot Chris-Craft boat was sinking about a mile and a half northwest...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard crews responded to a fishing vessel crew who abandoned ship in the early morning hours Monday near Florence.At approximately 1:50 a.m., Coast Guard watch standers at Sector North Bend received a distress call from the captain of fishing vessel Aquarius stating all crew members were abandoning ship. The vessel had struck the south jetty in the Siuslaw River Bar and was...

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets On June 27, 2020 at 12:19 PM a cruising boat on a passage to Horta observed a large obstruction with attached orange buoy observed at Latitude 38’32.721 N Longitude 031’ 41.023 W. ****** Chris Parker, Marine Weather Center, has received information from a cruising boat SV Scintilla on a passage to Horta of a large obstruction...

Associated PressPublished 11:07 a.m. ET June 20, 2020 | Updated 5:48 p.m. ET June 20, 2020 The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 10 people from Grand Traverse Bay after their boat began sinking, plunging passengers into the chilly waters. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 10 people from northern Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay after their boat began sinking, plunging the boat's passengers...

By: WSOCTV.com News Staff Updated: June 14, 2020 - 8:10 AM ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A team with the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people from a sinking houseboat near the North Carolina coast Saturday. It happened in Elizabeth City, along the Scuppernong River in Albemarle Sound. Authorities said Coast Guard watchstanders got the initial call from an area 911 call center, saying two people and...

Coast Guard, Assisted by Navy, Medevacs Man 275 Miles Off Ocean City, MD From Cargo Ship "Laura Maersk"   Editors' Note: Click on this link for a better video to download high resolution version of the entire incredible Medevac   https://www.dvidshub.net/video/755136/coast-guard-assisted-navy-medevacs-man-275-miles-off-ocean-city-maryland OCEAN CITY, Md. ⁠— The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a...

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 drive-on drive-off car carrier with smoke showing. A fire had been reported on one of the upper floors of the vessel. The fire...

Editors' Note: Click on video to download. KODIAK, Alaska - Two Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130J Hercules aircraft and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews coordinated efforts to perform a long-range medevac of an injured fisherman who was approximately 300 miles northwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska, Monday.The man was safely transferred to awaiting emergency medical services personnel in St....

Blue Water Sailing Winter 2020 Publishes Article On Boatwatch.org. A big thank you to Blue Water Sailing for the article Boat Watch: The Cruisers Search and Safety Network. The article and magazine are included below. UPDATE From Glenn & Eddie Tuttle, Owners and Managers of Boatwatch.org Boatwatch has recently been very busy on the High Frequency Radio, call sign KPK, in assisting several...

  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Coast Guard crews rescued three boaters Saturday after their vessel sank 18-miles east of Cumberland Island, Georgia. The boaters' use of a VHF radio and Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) led to a rapid rescue. Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watchstanders received a radio distress call at 8:18 a.m. from the crew of the 54-foot vessel "Bacchus"...

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three people and a dog from a capsized fishing vessel offshore Apalachicola, Florida, Thursday.All passengers aboard, including the dog, were rescued and no injuries were reported. Click on the image to see the Video of the rescue Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 11 a.m. that the 64-foot fishing vessel Pete's...

CAPE MAY - The Coast Guard made a dramatic rescue at sea on Friday night after a man, alone aboard his sailboat in heavy seas, began to see his vessel take on water after an electrical fire damaged its communications system. The series of events took place about 200 miles southeast of Cape May, according to a prepared statement on Saturday from the Coast Guard. Watch officers on duty at Coast...

Coast Guard hoists 4 fishermen after vessel runs aground near Shackelford Banks, North Carolina   Editors' Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. WILMINGTON, N.C.- The Coast Guard rescued four men after their 78-foot fishing vessel ran aground near Shackelford Banks, North Carolina, Friday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina’s command center received a...

Thank you and welcome to John K. Fulweiler, Esq., a sailor, author and maritime lawyer in Newport, Rhode Island and now a sponsor for Boatwatch.org. John possesses a deep appreciation for coastal waters, oceans and the adventures that unfold when plying either. A licensed captain who worked in the commercial marine sector before going to law school, John has practiced maritime law for the last...

Coast Guard, local agencies responding to towing vessel collision on the Mississippi River   NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and local agencies are responding to a report of two towing vessels that collided on the Mississippi River at mile marker 123, near Luling, Louisiana, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 5:37 a.m. that the towing vessel RC...

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three people who went into the water after their vessel caught fire near Dauphin Island, Alabama, Wednesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 5:55 p.m. of three people aboard a 36-foot sport fisher that caught fire in Dauphin Island Bay approximately a half a mile north of Dauphin Island. Sector watchstanders directed the...

District of Santa Isabel on the Costa Arriba of Colon After several hours of being stranded on the beach reef in the community of Viento Frio, the Lakota ship sunk sunk this Monday in this sector of the district of Santa Isabel on the Costa Arriba of Colon. It was known that the boat dragged its anchor before the force of the high winds and waves, when it was undergoing maintenance and luckily...

Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking tugboat 6 miles northeast of Andros Island ANDROS ISLAND, Bahamas — The Coast Guard rescued three crewmembers from the sinking 62-foot tugboat, Gulf Man, Thursday approximately 6 miles northeast of Andros Island. Rescued were Noel Maycock, 66, Seth Daughtery, 32, and James Orr, 51. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on...

Boatwatch is an organization that serves as a conduit between the family and friends of overdue and missing boaters and the many governmental agencies responsible for Search and Rescue Operations throughout the world CCA Members Eddie and Glenn Tuttle (Florida) took over responsibility for the International Boat Watch Network earlier this year and have given it a facelift with a new website...

Coast Guard rescues man from disabled sailing vessel near Long Beach, Wash. Long Beach, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued a man after his sailing vessel became disabled dangerously close to the surf near Peacock Spit Friday, 03 JAN 2020, about one mile from the shore near Cape Disappointment. The man contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment by cell phone at approximately...

Coast Guard Releases Names Of F/V Scandies Rose Survivors And Crew Members Still Missing   After deciding to suspend its search for five people feared dead after their 130-foot crabbing boat sank on New Year's Eve off the Alaska Peninsula, the U.S. Coast Guard has released the names of the crew members of the F/V Scandies Rose. Rescuers found two survivors in a life boat within hours of the...

Oil Platforms Support Long-Range Rescue in Gulf of Mexico   BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 01-03-2020 01:45:00     The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two mariners from their disabled sailing vessel, Rhapsody, at a position about 250 nautical miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas on Thursday afternoon. A USCG MH-65 Dolphin helicopter used offshore oil platforms as refueling stations on the...

U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska Contact: 17th District Public Affairs Office: (907) 428-4181 After Hours: (907) 209-6509 17th District online newsroom Coast Guard searching for survivors after boat sinks near Sutwik Island, 5 still missing JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard crews are searching for five people in the water Wednesday after their boat sank near Sutwik Island, Alaska. Scandies Rose,...

Imagery Available: Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue crew of dismasted sailing vessel southwest of Hawaii   Editors' Note: Click on images to download a high-resolution version. Click here to view or download the video. HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard two commercial vessels located and rescued the crew of the 42-foot white dismasted sailing vessel Coco Haz III 656 miles...

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 Saturday, shows a Coast Guard helicopter flying parallel to a Canadian fishing boat in choppy waters while airlifting a 19-year-old to...

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.  Rescued are four U.S. citizens from Boston and Florida, in their 20’s and 30’s, who reportedly were the only persons traveling...

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 high surf at Domes Beach Wednesday afternoon in Rincon, Puerto Rico. Rescued is a U.S. citizen tourist from Wisconsin, in his early...

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 with no medical concerns. At 10:45 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Charleston command center watch standers received a call from the...

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 Christi watchstanders received notification that the vessel Cristi sank approximately 100 yards north of Ingleside Point at 10:30...

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 tactics and firing of simulated rounds. Boaters are urged to use caution while transitioning through the training area. Coast...

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 vessel Sea Angels. The crewmember reported that there were four people onboard and that they had run aground due to mechanical...

Editor's note: Coast Guard stock image SAVANNAH, Ga. — Coast Guard crews medevaced an injured hunter Sunday from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. The 45-year-old male injured his ankle while hunting. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah watch standers received an emergency call from the hunter and launched an MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew. The Dolphin crew hoisted the hunter at 3 p.m....

Coast Guard crews, good Samaritan rescue 1 French national, 1 U.S. citizen from sinking catamaran north of Manati, Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard air and surface crews and the crew of the passenger ferry Kydon combined efforts to rescue two boaters from a sinking catamaran Friday night, approximately 10 nautical miles north of Manati, Puerto Rico. Rescued are a man, French...

This article courtesy of Caribbean Compass MagazineDec, 2019 edition The Seven Seas Cruising Association’s high-frequency radio service, KPK, has teamed with the Caribbean Safety & Security Net and Boatwatch.org to benefit all cruisers. When Glenn Tuttle was asked to join the Board of Directors of the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) in 2015, he thought, “How could I combine my...

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — At approximately 1538 hrs, 28 NOV 2019, The Coast Guard hoisted a man from his disabled sailing vessel, SV STAR, located approximately 170-miles east of Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, Thursday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center were notified via an electronic personal locator beacon registered to the man's sailing vessel....

The following news article courtesy of https://www.news.uscg.mil/ MIAMI — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan vessel assisted a disabled 68-foot sailing vessel more than 420 miles east of Cape Canaveral. Coast Guard 7th District Command Center watchstanders received a report at approximately 2:30 p.m., Sunday, that the 68-foot sailing vessel, Distant Drummer, with six people aboard was...

November 21, 2019 by gCaptain By Captain George Livingston – Veteran’s Day this year got me thinking about the one military service branch I know well, the United States Coast Guard. Apparently, in mid-November, the House subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation met to discuss Commercial and Passenger Vessel Safety. Recent casualties involving the dive boat Conception and last...

CeJay Associates, LLC November 22, 2019 CeJay Associates, LLC website spotlight is: www.boatwatch.org – a worldwide organization owned/operated by local boat cruisers, Eddie & Glenn Tuttle. Boat Watch takes it to the next level with a state-of-the-art website to track overdue and missing boats by allowing online reporting and working with other agencies, Coast Guards and the public. CeJay...

CSSN News – November 19, 2019 – CSSN announces a new partnership CSSN is proud to announce a new (our third) partnership, with Boatwatch.org, formerly known as International Boat Watch Network (IBWN), which was established in 2001 as a public service to the maritime community. Boatwatch.org is now under the ownership and management auspices of Eddie and Glenn Tuttle. Eddie and Glenn Tuttle bring...

9 NOVEMBER 2019 BY BES-REPORTER The Coastguard seen boarding the yacht which had been adrift for about 4 days, close to Saba. Photo: Coast Guard. The Bottom, Saba- Last Thursday the Rescue and Coordination Center of the Coast Guard received a notification from the St. Kitts authorities that a sailboat had drifted near Saba. The sailboat named Caribella was 32 miles south of the Saba Bank with a...

Single Side Band Coconut Telegraph to Resume The single side band (SSB) radio’s Coconut Telegraph will resume its cruisers’ net on November 11th. Its main objective is to share active cruiser information in real time and to be a means of communication between cruisers. It is a controlled net, and all are invited to join — no need to be a member of any sailing or cruising organization. The Net...

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, Updated on October 21, 2019 The following is adapted from a new chapter for the paperback edition of “The Fifth Risk,” which will be...

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) vessel carriage requirements, with service targeted to launch in January 2020.  This is the first terminal designed to provide truly...

The International Boat Watch Network dedicated to sharing important safety messages over amateur radio has new management. Glenn Tuttle and his wife, Eddie, have assumed ownership of the network from Bobby Graves, who runs the Hurricane Watch Net and is active in the Maritime Mobile Service Network. The Tuttles, who live in southwest Florida, also run the Seven Seas Cruising Association’s HF...

International Boat Watch was featured in Harbor Style magazine, a publication popular in the Punta Gorda, Charlotte County area of Southwest Florida. Eddie and Glenn Tuttle spoke about the service that Boat Watch Net and ham radio operators from around the world provide for mariners, as well as the importance of working with ocean-related responders, such as worldwide Coast Guards, marine police...