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BOLO Canceled For “Sting Ray” Captain Found Alive Clinging To Capsized Boat’s Bow Pulpit
Stuart Bee was recovered by the 225-meter motor vessel, #Angeles. The crew spotted the man clinging to the bow of the vessel, took him aboard and will transport him to shore. Bee's vessel became disabled Saturday after suffering mechanical issues. He was woken abruptly sometime after midnight Sunday when water rushed into the forward cabin and pushed him out of the front hatch of the vessel....
USCG Requests Assistance For Drifting Boat Off Bimini, Bahamas
UPDATE: 10:15 hrs, 27NOV2020: Cancel Bolo. The owner has advised Boatwatch that he has made repairs and is headed into Bimini. _____________________________ Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO:0800 hrs, 27 NOV 2020: USCG Miami requested mariners be on the lookout and provide any assistance to SV Stagger Lee disabled 8 Nautical Miles W of Bimini in the...
USCG & SPOT Device Assists SV Weatherbird On Passage to Puerto Rico
UPDATE: 1231 HRS 26 NOV 2020 Weatherbird was towed to Mayaguez, PR and is now at anchor. Everyone is safe and now resting. Thanks to USCG San Juan for their assistance. Happy Thanksgiving! Regards, David Pyle Blue Water Sailing School http://www.bwss.com ________________________________ UPDATE 1212 HRS 25 NOV 2020: The owner of the S/V WEATHERBIRD (not on board) advised that yesterday morning,...
Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Fishermen Off Massachusetts
UPDATE:0618 HRS EST 24 NOV 2020: BOSTON — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for four missing fishermen off the coast of Massachusetts, 5:22 p.m., Tuesday. “The decision to suspend a search is never an easy one. Our crews conducted searches continuously for over 38 hours covering an area of approximately 2066 square miles,” said Capt. Wesley Hester, Search and Rescue mission...
UPDATE: URGENT BOLO: Search For Missing Diver Off Trinidad – Reinaldo Novoa
UPDATE: Nov. 17, 2020 *URGENT HELP NEEDED* Reinaldo Novoa, Retired Nurse and pharmacy representative, father to two boys, married to Jasema Mungalsingh, grandfather to 7 grandchildren,*went missing off the coast of Mayaro while doing an open dive, at 3:45pm yesterday. He is a strong swimmer and diving instructor and did have two buoyancy devices. Last GPS coordinates 1027711...
Search Suspended Two Persons Missing From Overturned Boat, Beaufort, N.C.
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets: BOLO Canceled: The US Coast Guard suspended its search for two persons in the water, after an overturned 35 foot recreational vessel was discovered near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina on November 10, 2020. Anyone with information should contact USCG at 910-343-3880....
BOLO For Missing Fisherman Off Montauk, New York
UPDATE 1532 HRS 08 NOV 2020: Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman off Montauk, N.Y. NEW YORK — The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday afternoon for a missing fisherman who went overboard 16 nautical miles south of Montauk Point, New York, Saturday. ----------------------------------------------------- Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets BOLO for...
Hazzard To Navigation 172 miles Off Cape Hatteras After Sailors Rescued
BROADCAST VERSION FOR MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AND OTHER RADIO NETS UPDATE 0745 HRS, 06 NOV 2020. THE USCG RCC NORFOLK ADVISED THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE ABANDONED S/V BALI HAI At 0146 hrs UTC 06 NOV 2020 WAS LOCATED AT 36 01.1 N / 071 58 W. This vessel should be considered a hazard to navigation and may not have any lights on at night. THE USCG ADVISED A COMMERCIAL SALVAGE COMPANY IS...
Stolen Shrimp Boat From Murrells Inlet, SC Found Near Georgetown, SC
UPDATE 1445 HRS, 01 NOV 2020: The USCG Sector Charleston, SC notified Boatwatch.Org the F/V LILA LEE has been located on the beach North of Georgetown, SC. The owner is working with a commercial towing company to tow the boat off the beach to a location where it can be inspected for damage. The owner of the vessel thanked the USCG, Boatwatch.Org, and all those who looked for his stolen vessel....
Body Of Overdue Boater Recovered Near Groton Long Point, Conn.
October 31,2020 - UPDATE: Body of overdue boater from Groton, Conn., recovered NEW YORK — The body of Matthew Lyon, 49, was recovered Saturday north of Great Gull Island, N.Y., after he was reported overdue from a boating trip in a 14-foot boat that started at the Groton Elks Lodge and Marina in Groton, Conn., at 2:30 p.m, Friday. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound watchstanders were contacted...