Boat Watch News from Around the World

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,...