Current, Resolved & Unresolved Watches
The mission of BoatWatch.org is to maintain a worldwide network of resources to aid mariners that are missing or overdue; have a boat stolen; or to whom urgent messages need to be relayed.
SV Blue Highways, 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing, presumed stolen
The S/V BLUE HIGHWAYS is a 44’ Beneteau Oceanis which was missing and presumed stolen from a private mooring located in Leverick Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI. The vessel was last seen on the mooring buoy on April 6, 2019 and missing on April 7, 2019. This boat is not to be confused with the S/V BLUE HIGHWAY, (No S on the end) a 44’ 1981 Kelly Peterson, hailing port Marathon, Florida. This vessel is...
SPOT Locator Device activated, Bahamas
The USCG Rescue Coordination Center in Miami requested assistance from Boat Watch Net (Boatwatchnet.org) in locating a vessel which activated a SPOT Locator device at approximately 0658 hrs, 17 September 2019. The activation was from position 21 05.595 N / 071 56.670 W or approximately 60 NM East of Great Inagua Cay, Bahamas. The SPOT device is registered to JAVIER GARGOLLIO. There was no...
Loss of Firefighters off Cape Canaveral, FL
Update: Family, Community Honor Life of Missing Jacksonville Firefighter Read the article at https://www.news4jax.com/news/celebration-of-life-this-morning-for-missing-firefighter Update: "That was a very devastating time": Wife of missing Jacksonville firefighter opens up about husband and search to find him. See the video. The U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Jacksonville, Florida, along with partner...
SV Trinavis Missing, Caribbean
July 2019, Friends of Rocco Acocella advised SSCA KPK radio service that he was overdue on a passage between St. Maarten and Barranquilla, Colombia. He left St. Maarten on June 17th, on his 8-meter trimaran, a Telstar MK II and intended to arrive in Barranquilla on June 28 or 29. His intention was to catch a flight to Ecuador for work. He activated a PLB off the coast of Colombia on 22 June 2019...