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Abacos Four Lifted From Commercial Fishing Vessel
UPDATE: CANCEL CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. KINGFISHER, a commercial Bahamian fishing vessel, CONDITION STABILIZED AS OF December 16, 2019 at 0700 Eastern Time. A big thank you to Eddie Whan, Chairman of BASRA for the following information and coordinating the rescue effort last night. BASRA launched a boat out of Sandy Point. They searched for a couple of hours with no luck. The distressed vessel...
SV Simba Found on Reef in the Red Sea
Update: January 7, 2020 Out of respect, and at the specific request of the family, Boatwatch.org has not been providing additional information on the website. If anyone has pertinent information, or may be able to help or assist the family in any way, please contact Boat Watch at Eddie@Boatwatch.org and we will forward the information to the family. Thanks to all who have contributed information...
USCG Suspends Search For Missing Boater Off Sanibel Island, Florida
VALID 25 NOV 2019 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing man after a Coast Guard Station Ft. Myers 29-foot Response Boat—Small boat crew located a man near the southeast side of Sanibel Island, Monday. The Station Ft. Myers RB—S boat crew located a deceased man two miles south of Sanibel Island and brought him to Sanibel Police personnel so the man could be...
Search For Missing Fishermen off Puerto Rico
Update: USCG discontinues search. Coast Guard continues search for missing fisherman off “Caza y Pesca” Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue crews continue to search Tuesday for a missing fisherman in waters off “Caza y Pesca” Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Missing is Pedro R. Lavezarri a 61 year-old man resident of Arecibo, who reportedly was free diving when...
Bayliner H.M.S. Me II Missing N.Carolina to Norfolk
Update: Active USCG Search Cancelled USCG CANCELS SEARCH FOR M/V H.M.S. Me II Valid 25 NOV 2019 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 50-year-old man who was reported missing while transiting from New York to Florida aboard his 35-foot recreational vessel, Monday. Michael Bye was reported missing while aboard his boat, the H.M.S. Me II. Watchstanders at the Coast...
Boat Stolen From Naples Found In Mexico
Update: Stolen boat out of Naples marina impounded by Mexican government for gun-running https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KSMRF0rE9I The boat has been found more than 500 nautical miles away in Mexico. Wednesday, November 27th 2019, 5:39 PM EST by Alex Howard NAPLES, Fla. - A stolen boat out of a Naples Marina ended up in the hands of gun smugglers. A local realtor's boat was stolen from the...
Cancel Sailboat Lady Lana Boat Watch Norfolk to St. Thomas
Update: Cancel NON-EMERGENCY BOAT WATCH FOR SV LADY LANA PLEASE CANCEL BOLO FOR THE SV LADY Lana At 0830 hrs Eastern Time, 22 NOV 2019, the USCG District 5 advised Boatwatch.org the SV LADY LANA has been located and no further action is requested by the USCG. The U.S. Coast Guard has asked Boatwatch.org's assistance in locating the SV LADY LANA, only described as a 44' sailboat, white hull, with...
Sailboat Iona, Peter Rang, Missing Bermuda to Azores
UPDATE: New information confirms that there is a second person on board, Tom Cleeren, from Belgium. Also, RCC Bermuda confirms a departure date of September 6, 2019. RCC Azores has no record of the IONA arriving. SV IONA, a Hunter Legend 37.5, with experienced single-hander sailor Peter Rang and friend Tom Cleeren on board, is missing between Bermuda and the Azores. The boat is an older Hunter...
Sailor Missing Found off Cape Henry
Boat Watch for SV Carol K - Bolo Canceled Update: Monday October 28, 2019 USCG confirms cancelation of Bolo. SSB Doo Dah radio net at 5 PM confirmed this good news. The Carol K. was spotted by an aerial crew out of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, approximately 100 miles off the coast of Cape Henry. They will head to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the Coast Guard said. Bravo Zulu to the USCG for...
Two 30-Foot Boats Adrift Between Bahamas Vero Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center, Miami, Florida has asked Boatwatch.org assistance in locating the owner(s) of two overturned vessels located on 20 OCT 2019 by the M/V ACE INDEPENDENCE and USCG in position 27 54.5 N / 079 15.8 W, or approximately 60 NM East of Vero Beach, FL, and 74 NM North of West End, Grand Bahama Island. Both boats are approximately 30’ in length, white...