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Boat Watch Gives Presentation at Isles Yacht Club
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... Read More
USCG Rescue 80 miles Off Key West, Assisted by Other Boater & Flares
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... Read More
5 Pirates Now Believed to be Stowaways On A Box Ship 36 Miles Off Cartagena, Colombia
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... Read More
Coast Guard Rescues Three Mariners Near Anna Maria Island, Florida
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... Read More
Eight Boaters Rescued In Key West From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
U.S. Coast Guard reminds mariners of hidden boating dangers MIAMI –The Coast Guard reminds mariners to exercise caution and safe boating practices while boating with cooler temperatures on the water, as there could be hidden dangers aboard a vessel. Coast Guard... Read More
Oil Tanker Strimon Aids Sailing Vessel At Sea
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... Read More
UK Citizen Rescued From SV by USCG San Juan and Two Ships
The cutter Joseph Napier is a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier combined efforts with the CSCL Long Beach and the LNG tanker Gemmata to rescue a man from a disabled sailing... Read More
Yacht of Experienced Sailor Found off Bass Strait, Australia
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... Read More