Dec 16, 2024 | Resolved, Top Articles
UPDATE: Cancel BOLO Boat Watch received this email from the family on December 17, 2024: “Thank you so much for your help!! My dad was able to make contact and he has made it to Guanaja safely!!! He did have some engine trouble and wind working against him which... Read More
Dec 2, 2024 | Top Articles, Unresolved
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks An active man overboard search has been underway in the mid-Atlantic, since 02:27 UTC this morning, Monday December 2, 2024, for a crew member from the Austrian SV Ocean Breeze, a Volvo 70... Read More
Sep 19, 2024 | Flotsam & Jetsam, Top Articles, Unresolved
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks BOLO for Large Door of Airplane Miami to Ft. Lauderdale Boatwatch.org has received a Flotsam and Jetsam report from KLM Amsterdam, Holland and the Dutch Civil Aviation Authorities concerning a... Read More
Sep 2, 2024 | Top Articles, Unresolved
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks BOLO for Four Missing MV Tapakesi Breez New Guinea Four persons are overdue on a passage on August 28, 2024, at 7 AM, from Kavieng town to Mussau Island. They were last seen at Emirau Island,... Read More
Sep 1, 2024 | Top Articles, Unresolved
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks A Bolo was issued by MRCC Fort de France for the MV OPTIMUM with solo captain John Rosevelt Lee on board. The captain left to fish on the west side of Montserrat at 0643 hours on Wednesday... Read More
Aug 14, 2024 | Top Articles, Unresolved
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks A Bolo has been isssued for SV Kehaar with solo captain Kristian Larsen, age 68 years old, who has not been heard from since November 2023, when he was in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. The captain... Read More
Jul 29, 2024 | Top Articles, Unresolved
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks A Bolo has been issued for a Guanaja, Honduras fisherman in a small white MV with one out board engine. Dan Kelly, 63 years old left at 7:15 AM on July 25, 2024 from Guanaja for a day of fishing... Read More
Mar 21, 2024 | Safety at Sea, Stories, Top Articles
Are you prepared for a medical emergency in a remote anchorage? *Posted here from Boat Watch Facebook Group. Deb Hare is the author and it was originally posted on Bahamas Land and Sea Facebook Group March 14, 2024 Deb Hare Bahamas, Land and Sea LESSONS LEARNED from... Read More
Feb 8, 2024 | News, Safety at Sea, Top Articles
From a February 5, 2024 USCG RCC Alameda press release re SV Malulani’s safe arrival in Hawaii: “The Coast Guard is greatly appreciative of the expert consult advice on weather and routes provided by experienced trans-pacific sailors,” said Douglas Samp, a... Read More
Jan 7, 2024 | Safety at Sea, Top Articles
Tips from Paul Banard, USCG – January 2024 U.S. Coast Guard Heartland Safe Boating Happy New Year my boating friends! How about making a boating resolution for the coming year? Here are some ideas. *Start wearing a life jacket. *Register for and... Read More
