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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...
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...