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SV Corsair Stolen Olympia Washington
Be On the Lookout for a stolen SV Corsair Boat Watch has received a report that SV Corsair was stolen near Boston Harbor Marina, Olympia, Washington. Report any sightings to the nearest Coast Guard or law enforcement agency.
BOLO SV “VENTOLIER 3” Drifting South of Dominican Republic
Good news! As of 00:53 AST today, Ventolier 3 is being towed back to Santo Domingo. Alain's position was N17°01.0185' W71°44.5706' course N (000°T) speed 6.1 knots. Many thanks to the Dominican Republic Armada, the cruiser relaying info from his Garmin In Reach and Dominican Republic SSCA Cruising Station Host, Denise Simpson for all the coordination.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service...
BOLO for SV Strange Situation Bermuda to Nova Scotia
UPDATE:May 28, 2022 Cancel BOLO. RCC Boston advises that the SV Strange Situation has been located at anchor in Nova Scotia.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets U.S. Coast Guard District One Boston is working jointly with the Canadian Coast Guard to locate an overdue 50FT sailing vessel named STRANGE SITUATION with 03 persons on board. The vessel departed on 16...
14 Crew Rescued From MV Cetus 150 NM North of Curacao
UPDATE: May 28, 2022 Unconfirmed reports indicate 14 crew were rescued and 3 went down with the ship. Two motor vessels assisted in rescuing the crew. MV UBC Stavanger rescued 5 crew. MV Melba rescued 9 crew. Many thanks to these 2 ships and RCC Curacao for the rescue. The Caribbean Coast Guard recently received a report that the tanker CETUS at sea was in distress and the crew had to leave the...
BOLO for SV “Herocia Cinco” Cape Verde to Martinique
UPDATE: May 3, 2022 MRCC Fort de France Reports: "End of BOLO on S/V HEROICA CINCO, S/V is reported near to Funchal, Madeira island. Everything is ok. Many thanks."Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort de France has issued a BOLO for SV Herocia Cinco on passage from Cape Verde to Martinique. SV is a 68 foot sailboat, dark blue hull, white sails, two...
BOLO SV Hummingbird St. Helena Island to Cape Verde
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets UPDATE: April 25, 2022 MRCC Cape Town requests sightings or contacts of this vessel to be made to them. Although SV Hummingbird did make contact, they are apparently still having trouble with contacts. MRCC Capetown has requested through the South African Maritime Mobile Net (SAMMNet) to still report any sightings or contact...
BOLO for SV Else Becker Cape Verde to Cayenne French Guiana
Cancel Bolo April 15, 2022 7:30 AM: Their son just received a message via the Garmin and they are offshore but insight of land, French Guiana. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO for SV "ELSE BECKER" on passage from the Cape Verde Islands on March 29, 2022 to Cayenne, French Guiana. Satellite tracking stopped on March 30, 2022. On board are the skipper...
SV SHYSKA Disabled and Adrift Hawaii
UPDATE 0900 hrs Eastern Time 12 April 2022 JRCC Honolulu advised the SV SHYSKA has made repairs to their rudder and are now underway to Hawaii with a USCG escort.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets SV "SHYSKA", white hull, with four persons on board is disabled and adrift at 22-08.07N and 153-08.45W on April 10, 2022. JRCC Honolulu has flown a C-130 aircraft over...
BOLO SV SANTOSHA Georgetown Bahamas
UPDATE: April 9, 2022 8:00PM Eastern The family has just made contact with SV Santosha. All is well on board. Thank you to all cruisers who reached out to these cruisers. Cancel Bolo. RCC Miami has requested assistance in locating SV SANTOSHA, 46 feet, with Captain Eric Powers and his wife Danielle on board. SV is located in the Georgetown Bahamas area near Harbor Cay National Park. Last ping 8...
BOLO for SV Gandalf Guadeloupe and Dominica
BOLO Cancelled MRCC Fort de France advised the SV Gandalf has arrived safely in Guadeloupe, Pointe a Pitre on April 14, 2022. The captain is safe. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort de France has issued an EGC message concerning SV Gandalf, French flag, with one person on board on passage between Guadeloupe and Dominica. Radio contact was lost on April...