Sep 9, 2020 | Safety at Sea, Top Articles
This is what Boatwatch.org is all about: Assisting friends, family, and Search & Rescue Agencies locate overdue and missing vessels. And, this demonstrates the necessity of having a Float Plan filed with a friend familiar with you and your boat. In this... Read More
Aug 17, 2020 | Safety at Sea
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued six mariners after their vessel capsized in adverse weather 16 miles east of Cape Henry Sunday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center received an alert that a personal locator beacon was activated... Read More
Aug 17, 2020 | Resolved, Safety at Sea
Update August 17, 2020 Here is the final excellent report about Joe on Dellamyra, posted by the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) and Daria Blackwell: “An estimated 500 vessels crossed the Atlantic W-E this year, returning home or to safe waters in response to the... Read More
Aug 2, 2020 | Safety at Sea, Top Articles
This is plea to bluewater cruisers. Please have multiple means of long distance two way communications on your vessel. The most common and efficient is a SSB radio and a Garmin In-Reach. I have no financial interest in any product, but I can tell you that both devices... Read More
Jul 24, 2020 | Safety at Sea
SERVICE INFORMATION LETTER E100/E100G self-test and Exchange process Ocean Signal SafeSea E100/E100G EPIRB (2020-06-10) SUBJECT: Required Safety Check and Self Testing of Ocean Signal E100/E100G Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) SUMMARY:... Read More
Jul 23, 2020 | Safety at Sea
July 20, 2020 by gCaptain Today’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) regulations requires that every ship carry old-school HF radiotelephone and radiotelex equipment but, traditional radio is rarely used aboard ship. The problem is twofold. Today’s... Read More
Jun 6, 2020 | Safety at Sea, Top Articles
Ocean Navigator Magazine JULY/AUGUST 2020 MARINE TECH NOTES Problems in the emergency beacon network BY TIM QUEENEY When voyagers purchase and register an EPIRB, they have a reasonable expectation that should they activate the beacon, the Sarsat system will swing into... Read More
Apr 27, 2020 | Safety at Sea
SSCA TRANSATLANTIC CRUISERS NET WILL RESUME OPERATION 04 MAY 2020 Commencing 04 May at 2100 hrs. UTC or 1700 hrs. Eastern Time, four U.S. based FCC Coastal Maritime Stations will resume operation of the SSCA Trans-Atlantic Cruisers Net. As last year, which we... Read More
Mar 26, 2020 | Safety at Sea, Top Articles
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 asked myself, “How can I combine my passions, cruising and radio communications, and serve SSCA?” I... Read More
Mar 10, 2020 | Safety at Sea
Q: I am researching the services offered by commercial assistance towing companies (such as SeaTow or Vessel Assist), and I am a little confused about the interaction between these services and the U.S. Coast Guard. Under what circumstances will the Coast Guard... Read More
