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Sailor Andrew Baillie rescued by Cable Ship “Dependable” 400 miles off Mexico
S/V "CATAMARAN 2" Captain Rescued by Cable Ship (CS) DEPENDABLE Using VHF DSC Radio. Boatwatch.org would like to thank the Master and Crew of the CS Dependable for their professional and kind care of sailor Andrew Baille. Also, the dedicated personnel at RCC Alameda and JRCC Honolulu for their assistance. Family and friends are very grateful. CS Dependable in route to Hawaii, provided the...
British Sailor Sarm Heslop Missing from SV Siren Song, Frank Bay, St. John, USVI
Virgin Island Police and USCG authorities are seeking any information on the disappearance of British sailor, Sarm Joan Lillian Heslop on March 7, 2021, from the charter catamaran, Siren Song located in Frank Bay, St. John, USVI. Sarm Heslop is described as 41 years old and from Southhampton.Ryan Bane is 44 years old and the owner and operator of the 47 foot Leopard Catamaran, Siren Song,...
SV Barnacle Adrift, 3 Rescued by Cargo Ship, Mexico, Cuba
Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.The Zoma, a 46-foot Danish flagged sailing vessel, and all its passengers, five Danish and three French nationals, including two...
USCG Rescues Sailor in Sinking SV 120 NM East of Palm Coast, Florida
UPDATE: March 23, 2021 From the Rescued Sailor In his own words: "thank you USCG & Garmin - for saving my life ++ Respect +++" UPDATE From the USCG March 7, 2021 - 1:00 pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued a 65-year-old man, Saturday, from a capsized 38-foot sailing vessel 135 miles east of Daytona Beach. The Jayhawk helicopter...
Diver Missing Off Vandenberg Wreck Key West, Florida
MIAMI — Divers from a commercial dive company found the missing 50-year-old diver Jordan Fisher in the Vandenberg wreck off Key West at approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday. A Coast Guard Cutter Brant search crew brought her body ashore. A commercial dive company employee called Sector Key West watchstanders reporting Fisher missing Tuesday after she did not surface from diving the Vandenberg wreck....
One Person Onboard 4 Meter Boat Overdue Salisbury Dominica
Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.The Zoma, a 46-foot Danish flagged sailing vessel, and all its passengers, five Danish and three French nationals, including two...
BOLO: For Two Persons Aboard Small Boat Off Jeremie, Haiti
Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.The Zoma, a 46-foot Danish flagged sailing vessel, and all its passengers, five Danish and three French nationals, including two...
USCG Rescues Danish Flagged SV ZOMA With 8 Persons On Board Taking On Water Off Puerto Rico
Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.The Zoma, a 46-foot Danish flagged sailing vessel, and all its passengers, five Danish and three French nationals, including two...
BOLO For SV Marmara Overdue On Passage from Venezuela to Dominican Republic
Cancel Bolo: Update - February 23, 2021, SV Marmara is reported to be entering the port at Samana, DR. Thank you to all for your help. _____________________________________________ Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets A Bolo has been issued for SV Marmara overdue on a passage from Puerto La Cruz Venezuela to the Dominican Republic. The sailing vessel is described...
BOLO: SV “Sultans Of Swing” Canaries to Martinique or Guadeloupe
Update: February 22, 2021 AIS & Marine Traffic data confirm SV Sultans of Swing have arrived in Guadeloupe. NON-EMERGENCY BOAT WATCH UPDATE 1200 HRS UTC 21 FEB 2021: RCC MADRID advised the reporting party has received information the vessel is headed to either Martinique or Guadeloupe, and expected to arrive sometime on Monday 22 FEB or Tuesday 23 FEB. Due to their communications issues, we...