Boat Watch News from Around the World

SSCA HF radio service teams with Caribbean Safety and Security Net, Boatwatch.org To the editor: When I was asked to join the board of directors of the SSCA in 2015, I thought to myself, “How could I combine my passions, cruising and radio communications, and serve SSCA?” I realized that perhaps I could make useful contributions to the organization and the cruising community by promoting the use...

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...