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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...
BOLO: SV Brendan and Captain Frank Baudet – Carriacou, Grenadines
UPDATE: Jan. 22, 2020 RCC Martinique and the family of the missing sailor have requested that no further BOLO be issued for Captain Franck Baudet of SV Brendan. Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets Bolo for Sailing Vessel Brendan and solo Captain Franck Baudet from MRCC France. SV Brendan was last seen in December 2019 in the Grenadine Islands near Carriacou....
BOLO Canceled: Search Suspended For 2 Missing Mariners In Pamlico Sound, NC
January 9, 2020 Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing mariners in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina Watch the above video of the USCG rescue swimmers. PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday afternoon for two mariners who were reported missing after the commercial fishing vessel Papa’s Girl capsized in the vicinity of the Pamlico Sound. Watchstanders at the Fifth...
Cancel BOLO: Bodies of Two Andros Island Fishermen Found
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets The bodies of two missing Andros fisherman have reportedly been found in waters off a nearby cay. The men left on Christmas Day from Lowe Sound in a 25- foot Mako for Northwest Channel. ------------------------------- NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The bodies of two missing Andros fisherman have reportedly been found in waters off a...
BOLO: Two Fishermen Adrift Off Culebra, Puerto Rico
Cancel BOLO: Two fishermen have been found. FAJARDO, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard ended the search for two overdue boaters Monday following their rescue from Culebrita Island, Puerto Rico. Samuel Osorio, 28, and another man in his 30's, were reported by the wife of Osorio to be safe after they were rescued by their friends and safely returned to the nearby municipality of Culebra Island Monday...
Cancel Bolo For Missing or Stolen SV Eclipse South Miami
CANCEL BOATWATCH FOR FOR A 42’ TAYANA NAME ECLIPSE HAILING PORT BOSTON, MA. The owner with the assistance of an aircraft located the vessel grounded on a mud bank. Arrangements are being made to tow the boat off the bank. Thank all of you who shared this post. A very happy ending just in time for Christmas. Previous Post: BOLO for a 42’ Tayana name ECLIPSE hailing port Boston, MA. Vessel broke...
SV AVRIO Found Off Jamaica
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network & Other Nets UPDATE: This BROADCAST VERSION IS VALID 29 JAN 2020 The SV Avrio was initially sighted by the US coast guard on 27 January at 01:27 local time (06:27 UK) 71 nautical miles from Ocho Rios which is in on the north coast Jamaica. The Jamaican coast guard was alerted and arrangements were made for the vehicle to be brought to...