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MV Poison and Captain Jewel Johnson Missing Louisiana/Texas ICW
UPDATE: March 3, 2020 15:30 CANCEL BOAT WATCH. UPDATE 1530 hrs, 03 Mar 2020. USCG RCC New Orleans called Boatwatch.org to say as a direct result of cruisers reading about the Boatwatch, several cruisers called them giving them information to locate the missing boater and his boat. The USCG wished to thank Boatwatch.org and the boaters that called them with information ending the search.This is...
MV ROME Overdue Panama City Florida to Ft. Myers
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE: 0645 hrs, 26 Feb 2020: USCG RCC Miami advised the search has been suspended for the M/V ROME. Update February 20, 2020 - U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Miami, FL has asked for assistance in locating the MV ROME, a 52' steel motor yacht. The occupants are father and son GERALD COOK, age 81, and his...
BOLO: SV ODYLE Overdue South Pacific
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets Cancel BOLO: SV ODYLE Overdue South Pacific Be on the lookout for SV ODYLE, a Class C Tall Ship, hailing port San Francisco, with Abraham, wife Susan, two children, Saoirse and Ciam on board. They were last heard from in a blog post on October 18, 2019 from Suwarrow in the Cook Islands and Marine Traffic shore station last...
Urgent Watch For Unknown Vessel In Distress Willmington, N. Carolina
Update- February 13, 2020 - Coast Guard suspends search. WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard suspended its search on Thursday after an unregistered emergency position indicating radio beacon alert lead responders to debris approximately 126 miles southeast off the coast of Wilmington, North Carolina. Coast Guard crews from Air Station Elizabeth City, the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton and Automated...
BOLO: SV Echo Du Large Captain Nicholas Berson Eastern Caribbean
BOLO: Canceled February 6, 2020 by MRCC Fort de France for SV Echo DU Large, Captain Nicholas Berson. They are safe. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets February 1, 2020 - A BOLO has been issued by MRCC Fort de France for SV ECHO DU Large and Captain Nicholas Berson. This French flagged boats's MMSI Number is 227141260, 9.2 meters in length with a white hull...
Cancel BOLO For SV LA Morrigane Carriacou to Martinique
UPDATE: February 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM - Cancel BOLO - MRCC has advised SV LA MORRIGANE has safely arrived in Martinique. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets February 2, 2020 - BOLO for OVERDUE VESSEL - SV LA MORRIGANE is reported overdue on a passage from Carriacou to Martinique with four persons on board. The vessel is a French flagged racing monohull with no...
Captain Rescued by Cargo Ship Boat Ashore Tanzania Africa
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE - 1400 Zulu Time or 9:00 AM Eastern Time - The boat and captain have been identified on social media as SV ARCANA and Captain Guiseppe Loreto. The Italian Captain was rescued by a Chinese cargo ship and is safe in a hotel. Update information: The vessel’s name is SV ARCANA, flagged in Italy. The owner Giuseppe Loreto...
Four Missing At Sea Bahamas to Jamaica
The M/V Fatal Attraction and Crew of Four Missing For Three Years Between Bahamas and Jamaica The family of four missing men, three from Jamaica, and one from the Bahamas has asked Boatwatch.org to list them as missing since 06 Jan 2017. We know it's been a long time, but listing them on Boatwatch.org links them to Google searches. There have been several recent missing vessels identified...
Missing Crew Off Tanker “Star Aquila” Dauphin, Alabama
BOLO Cancelled. Coast Guard searching for missing person near Dauphin Island, AL NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for one person who went missing aboard the vessel Star Aquila, Thursday, approximately 12 nautical miles south of Dauphin Island, Alabama. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 4:07 a.m. that a crew member was missing. The 41 year old male was...
Cancel Non-Emergency Boat Watch For SV JOY In Bahamas
The USCG Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Miami has Canceled this BOLO - The SV Joy was contacted and safe at anchor. NON-EMERGENCY BOLO FOR S/V JOY- Waderick Wells Cay, Bahamas The USCG Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Miami has asked Boatwatch.org assistance in locating the S/V JOY with JOHN LARK and DIANA BORRGA aboard. The S/V JOY is a 44' Catalina which sailed to the Bahamas from North...