Current, Resolved & Unresolved Watches
The mission of BoatWatch.org is to maintain a worldwide network of resources to aid mariners that are missing or overdue; have a boat stolen; or to whom urgent messages need to be relayed.
Man Missing From Union Island, St. Vincent & Grenadines
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets Dennis Leo Gellzeau left Union Island, St. Vincent & the Grenadines in a small green boat with a 40 HP engine and is missing. No further information is available. Report any sightings to local authorities and assist if possible. Anyone with further information should contact the Coast Guard or Boatwatch.org.
Two Men Missing Berry Islands Bahamas Found
UPDATE March 30, 2022 Two men that were missing in their boat since Sunday, March 27th, 2022 at 7 AM, on a passage from Morgan's Bluff, Andros, Bahamas to Freeport Grand Bahama have been found and are being towed in to Lucaya Marina as of 11 AM this morning. They are in good health. Many thanks to everyone who has been looking for them including Basra GB, Bahamas Defense Force , Police Marine...
Missing Fisherman Off Trinidad
UPDATE: March 27, 2022 Sadly Justin Morales was found deceased and the body recovered from sea.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets FV Righteous is missing off the east coast of Trinidad with Ronaldo "Justin" Morales on board. He was last seen hauling a fishing net last Thursday morning, March 24, 2022 at 6.00 a.m., in the vicinity of the Mora Platform, East of...
BOLO “SV EXODUS DEL CARIBE” Eastern Caribbean
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets SV "Exodus Del Caribe", formerly known as "SV Venus", with David Welles, 69 years old, on board is overdue on a voyage from St. Vincent to St. Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean. SV Exodus is a 38 foot sloop, navy blue hull, and is U.S. flagged. He left St. Vincent OTTLEY HALL MARINA at 3:00 PM Thursday, 24th March The U.S. Embassy...
SV Bojlli Washes Ashore Key Largo, Florida
UPDATE March 27, 2022 Cancel Bolo for SV Bojilli -Came ashore at the Everglades Ranger Station in Key Largo; about 1 mile south of sailing club. BOLO for stolen boat SV Bojlli. The boat was last seen in the Upper Key Sailing Club, Key Largo, Florida. It is a 38 foot Irwin Center Cockpit with a full blue cockpit enclosure. The davits have a dinghy with a 2.5 hp outboard on the aft rail.There is a...
MV “Countess Cosel” Captain Bernie Found Deceased Bahamas
Re MV Countess Cosel & Bernie Huensch We regret to inform everyone that sadly Bernie was found today March 26, 2022, at around noon deceased on his boat at Cargill Creek, Andros Island Bahamas. The boat was still running. The family and his attorney have been notified. The Royal Bahamian Defense Force (242-325-8864)is the lead agency handling the case. He did have a cat named Henry on the...
SV Antares Sinks in Las Aves, Venezuela
SSCA HF Radio Service, KPK, received a report from Kim White, Caribbean Safety & Security Net of SV Antares sinking in Las Aves Venezuela. The captain, David Roblino was rescued. SV Antares is a 41 foot Bristol sailing vessel. Kim White relayed this information from the Bonaire Coast Guard on the March 23, 2022 morning SSCA HF Radio Service KPK net. Kim White on her SV in the ABC's is a...
FV “Dona Lupe” Activates Distress Gulf of Mexico
UPDATE: March 23, 2022 RCC New Orleans advised that the "FV Dona Lupe" was able to make repairs and is underway.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets On March 22, 2022 at 12:30 Eastern a distress signal was received from Fishing Vessel "Dona Lupe" at posistion 26-29.87N 091-56.56W The Fishing Vessel has lost steering and is 15 foot seas. There are three persons on...
Sailor Bill Austin Missing from SV “The CAT” Found Mexico
UPDATE: March 22, 2022 from Facebook post on Expresionbcs CONFIRMED; CATAMARAN CAPTAIN OF 'THE CAT', Bill Austin Found The ship was found abandoned on March 12 in Nopolo, Municipality of Loreto. Sources from the General Prosecutor's Office of State Justice (PGJE) have confirmed that unfortunately, the body located this morning in the vicinity of Punta Lobos, Isla del Carmen, Municipality of...
Vessel “Goin Sum Ware” Taking On Water Off Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets The USCG RCC Miami confirmed the following Safety Net Message at 0700 hrs Eastern Time, Monday, 21 March 2022: The USCG lowered a dewatering pump to the vessel," GOIN SUM WARE" this morning at 0430 hrs via helicopter. The vessel plans to proceed to Puerto Plata. The vessel was located at 19-28.41N 069-37.99W. The USCG has lost...