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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...
SV Minshara Dismasted, Adrift, Crew Rescued
Update January 6, 2020: Correction to ships registry of vessel. Thank you to the South African Maritime Safety Authority for checking the registry of this vessel and making the following correction. Please note that this vessel is NOT a South African Registered vessel therefore she does not have South African Nationality. Ownership of a vessel on the South African Ships Registration must either...
Stolen Catamaran Found in Cuba
Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) HF Radio Service KPK is pleased to report the recovery of the catamaran SV KAISOSI which was stolen from an anchorage at Newfound Harbor in the Florida Keys at approximately 1200 hours on March 30, 2018. The vessel was last seen traveling toward Key West with sails down. A stolen vessel report was made to the Monroe County Sheriffs Office MCSO), the...
Estonian Sailor Mysteriously Disappears, Honduras
Update: Tribute to Andreas Sepsaka, SV Salacia Watch the beautiful tribute to Andreas made by another sailor at the location where Andreas and his boat disappeared. In the early hours of 11 June 2019, two separate EPIRB activations were received from the S / V SALACIA with only sailor ANDREAS SIPSAKAS aboard. Andreas is a 40-year-old man from Estonia on a passage from Jamaica to San Andres,...
Maritime Mobile Service Net & SSCA Radio KPK Assist SV Solar Flare, Jamaica
This case is an example of the various Ham Radio networks, coming together to assist rescue resources, in this situation, the Jamaica Defense Force. Ham Radio and Single Side Band Communication can provide the constant voice on the radio that is so helpful during an emergency. Maritime Mobile Service Net Controller, Ken Porter and Chris Parker, Marine Weather assisted greatly with this case. The...