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BOLO for Overdue SV ZEE DAME Texas to Honduras
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 caused the delay." Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks A BOLO has been issued for overdue SV ZEE...
Bolo Bermuda SV Wanderer Norfolk Va to Bermuda
UPDATE December 8, 2024 - RCC Norfolk advises that the S/V WANDERER has been located and is safe and still in route to Bermuda with an 8 hour ETA. SV experienced problems with communications. Please cancel the BOLO and thank you for your assistance.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks Bolo for SV Wanderer A BOLO has been issued for SV Wanderer on passage from...
BOLO SV Morningstar Richmond CA to Ensenada Mexico
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks RCC Alameda requests a BOLO and radio calls for SV Morningstar. The SV departed on December 1, 2024, from Richmond California on passage to Ensenada Mexico with two persons on board, Ali and Eric. Their expected arrival in Mexico is December 20, 2024. The family is concerned as they have not heard from the SV since...
Man Overboard Search SV Ocean Breeze Mid Atlantic
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 Yacht. USCG RCC Norfolk has advised the area of search12 hours ago was at 20 23.1 North and 42 57.3 West. The drift was to the west....
BOLO SV Ceol Mor Hampton VA to Beaufort NC
UPDATE: November 28, 2024 - Good News - USCG Sector NC advises that RCC Bermuda confirms, as well as other cruisers, SV Ceol Mor is safe in Bermuda. Thank you to USCG, RCC Bermuda and the cruising community for all the updates and lookouts for this cruiser. Bolo is canceled.November 25, 2024 USCG reports that the search for SV Ceol Mor has been suspended. Report any sightings to USCG.Broadcast...
BOLO SV Dream Catcher Martinique to St. Maartin Overdue
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks RCC Martinique requests a lookout and broadcast for SV Dream Catcher on passage from Martinique to St. Maartin.overdue. S/V "DREAM CATCHER" - color white - type Passport 40 - 1 pob + 1 dog - with main sail and engine failuredeparted from Martinique le Marin on Nov 15, 2024 heading to St Martin. Eta nov 20, 2024 - last news...
BOLO for SV Alchemist Maine to Maryland
Cancel BOLO for SV Alchemist. SV has been located safe and sound.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks BOLO for SV Alchemist on passage from Maine to Maryland USA with a stop in Greenport NY The USCG is searching for the 48ft SV Alchemist (MMSI: 338183639) with a Mr. Charles Lees onboard. Vessel departed Kittery Maine on 07 Nov with the intent of traveling...
BOLO for SV Alora Ft. Lauderdale to British Virgin Islands
Cancel Bolo for SV Alora USCG confirms anchored safe in Turks and Caicos Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks USCG D7 Miami requests a broadcast for SV Alora on passage from Ft. Lauderdale to the British Virgin Islands. RCC MIAMI RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF AN UNREPORTED CATAMARAN NAMED " ALORA" WITH 02 PERSONS ON BOARD. THE VESSEL WAS ON A VOYAGE FROM FT...
BOLO SV SELKIE Sanibel Island to Cape Sable Florida
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater rescues man and his dog ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 09.26.2024 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg U.S. Coast Guard District 7 A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew rescue a man and his dog, Thursday, after his vessel became disabled 25 miles off Sanibel Island. AST2 Hudson assisted the individual with the hoist...
BOLO for Large Door of Airplane Miami to Ft. Lauderdale
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 large air conditioning compartment access door of a Boeing 747 which was lost over the ocean in the Miami area on August 25, 2024....