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Boat Watch News Noonsite

Boatwatch.org: A Resource and Service for all Cruiser Boatwatch.org, formerly known as International Boat Watch Network, established in 2001 as a public service to the Maritime Community, has new ownership and managers. Eddie and Glenn Tuttle of Punta Gorda, Florida... Read More
Eastern Caribbean Cruising Coconut Telegraph

Eastern Caribbean Cruising Coconut Telegraph

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... Read More
Search and Rescue How To Find A Missing Boat

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,... Read More
First Iridium GMDSS Satellite Phone

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)... Read More
New management for emergency radio network

New management for emergency radio network

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... Read More
Boat Watch featured in Florida magazine

Boat Watch featured in Florida magazine

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... Read More