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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...
BOLO For Scarab LOS ALBERTOS With 5 Persons Off Colon, Panama
BROADCAST VERSION FOR MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AND OTHER RADIO NETS BOLO for a 33 foot wellcraft Scarab with the name of "LOS ALBERTOS" with five (5) persons on board (POB) 25 miles W/NW of Colon, Panama. The vessel was last seen on 10 October 2020 near Volcan Reef in position 9 32.131 N / 080 19.621 W. If anyone has any information relative to this missing boat, please send an e-mail to...
Bodies Recovered of Two Men In Jon Boat Georgetown South Carolina
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NET UPDATE 29 SEP 20: The Coast Guard concluded its search Tuesday for two men near Winyah Bay. After searching more than 1,603 square miles for over 77 hours, officials were able to locate both of the men. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources recovered the bodies of Kinsley Johnson and Marquis Mickel. END OF BROADCAST...
Glenn Wakefield of SV West Wind II Rescued After Massive Stroke Solo In The Pacific
BROADCAST VERSION FOR MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AND OTHER RADIO NETS Possible Hazard to Navigation: SV West Wind II is adrift 500 Nautical Miles WNW of San Francisco, CA. after USCG Alameda coordinated rescue of solo captain who suffered a stroke on September 17, 2020. The vessel appears from photos below to be a sloop with a green hull. USCG Alameda does not have a current position. End...
SV YES DEAR Washes Ashore After Hurricane Sally – Crew Rescued 130 NM Off Tampa, FL
Sailboat Battered by Sally near Tampa Bay Washes Ashore On Beach in Panhandle by Ryan Hughes TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A sailboat that was battered by Sally and had to be abandoned by the people aboard over the weekend near Tampa Bay wound up in Panama City Beach Wednesday night, according to the man who found the boat bobbing in the Gulf of Mexico. WFLA 8 On Your Side reported the...
SV JET FRANCE Overdue On Passage From New Caledonia to the Marquesas or Tahiti, South Pacific
UPDATE: September 15, 2020: JRCC Tahiti, Volunteers and Cruisers have confirmed the safe arrival of Jet France in Papeete. Thank you to all. ********************************** Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets MRCC Noumea (New Caledonia)and JRCC Tahiti are seeking information for the sailing vessel JET FRANCE which is considered overdue. It departed from...
Non-Emergency BOLO for SV HARD ACT On Passage to Cape Canaveral, Florida
UPDATE: September 13, 2020 CANCEL BOLO FOR S/V HARD ACT. USCG RCC Miami advised the vessel has been located via SPOT Tracker and is safe. Thanks to all who put out this BOLO on the radio nets and Facebook Groups. ********************** Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets USCG Miami has issued a Non-Emergency Boat Watch for the SV HARD ACT, a 50 foot sailboat...