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Pontoon Boat and Trailer Stolen from Palmetto Bay, Florida
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... Read More
USCG 5 Rescues 5 from Otter Island and F/V Rescues Captain in the Water, South Carolina
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... Read More
USCG and good Samaritan Rescue 13 Cubans, SE of Key West, Florida – 9 Missing
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... Read More
Two Danish Sailors Rescued by the Seychelles Coast Guard
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... Read More
UK Sailors rescued from Catamaran 200 Miles off France
“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... Read More
The Newer Safety Features on a VHF Radio Will Result In a Faster Emergency Response
The humble yet capable marine VHF Voyagers may not be aware of all the capabilities of modern VHF radios June 25, 2020 Ocean Navigator STORY AND PHOTOS BY WAYNE CANNING Although marine VHF radio has been around for a while, it has not only remained useful but is also... Read MoreUSCG Rescues 4 Clinging to Overturned Boat Overnight Cedar Key Florida
Note From Boatwatch: Please buy an EPIRB, and or a PLB, and register it properly. The Coast Guard recommends mariners have an emergency position indication radio beacon or a personal locator beacon on board their vessel at all time, which gives responders exact,... Read More
Found Alive – Missing Fisherman Between Bay Islands of Honduras Utila and Belize
UPDATE: June 23, 2021 at 5:00 PM Utila Fisherman Comes Home Utila Search & Rescue A heartfelt moment for our islands when Mr. Newton (Diamond) was towed back home. He’s been missing since Friday, June 18th. Whilst on his way home from a day of fishing, he... Read More