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SV Circus Overdue Martinique to Curacao
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks MRCC Martinique requests assistance in locating SV Circus, with two persons on board. SV Circus left Le Marin, Martinique on July 07, 2023 on passage to Curacao and is unreported. SV Circus is 36 feet and has a grey hull. Report all sightings to MRCC Fort de France or your nearest Coast Guard. **OVERDUE** OVERDUE...
Missing Person Delron Francis on Voyage USVI to Dominica
USCG San Juan has received a Missing Persons Report concerning Mr. Delron Francis, 37 years old, DOB April 28, 1986. He was on a voyage from Red Hook, St. Thomas USVI to Dominica on a catamaran. Family members have not heard from Mr. Francis since June 07, 2023. Report any sightings or information to USCG San Juan.
BOLO for MV ROTHO Nuuk to Maniitsoq Greenland
Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks A Bolo has been issued for MV ROTHO that left Nuuk, Greenland on July 5, 2023 for Maniitsoq, Greenland.It is a SeaStar 6000 med 150 hk Honda. The Captain's name is Per V. Larsen, and he is a Danish citizen. Anyone with information should contact the nearest Coast Guard authorities.
SV Caballero Adrift From St. Lucia
SV Caballero Adrift from St. Lucia SV The Caballero Adrift from St. Lucia Boat Watch has received a report that SV The Caballero dragged anchor and is missing from St. Lucia anchorage after Tropical Storm Bret. SV is a 44 foot 2002 Bavaria, white hull with blue stripe and tan colored covers. It is registered in Boston, Mass. St. Lucia Coast Guard received an initial report. There is no one...
SV Yasukole Father and Son Safe in American Samoa
SV Yasukole Safe at Anchor Good news from Boat Watch Facebook Group July 04, 2023 Yasukole is safe in American Samoa. Please cancel BOLO. From Andy Turpin organizer of the Pacific Puddle Jump: " We are very happy to report that the father-son crew of the 45-foot Island Trader ketch Yasukole are alive and well in American Samoa, having made landfall last Friday (June 30), after 78 days at sea....
Four Sailors Rescued from Life Raft off Martinique
4 boaters saved from shipwreck, in the middle of a storm, south of Martinique Friday 23rd June 2023 01:17 PM 4 boaters had to abandon their ship off the coast of Martinique last night (June 22). For reasons still undetermined, they were sailing in the middle of storm Bret, despite the red alert. This Friday morning (June 23), thanks to better weather conditions, the rescuers were able to...
Cancel Bolo – SV VISURGIS Overdue Germany Lanzarote Canary Islands
SV VISURGIS is safe and has made contact with family members. Cancel Bolo.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks SV VISURGIS is overdue on a passage from Helgoland, Germany to the Canary Islands through the English Channel, Lands End to Lanzarote. Last contact with the captain, Abrahm Costa, age 62, a Portugues citizen was 4 weeks ago, around April 26, 2023...
SV LULU Crew in Liferaft After Hitting Whale South Pacific
Danish sailors rescued in Pacific after whale collision Reuters June 22, 20238:51 AM EDTUpdated a day ago COPENHAGEN, June 22 (Reuters) - Eight Danes whose sailboat capsized in the Pacific Ocean following a collision with one or two whales were rescued overnight, the Danish Armed Forces said in a statement on Thursday. After abandoning the sailboat, the crew took refuge on a raft and called for...
Missing Diver Bahamas
Ryan Proulx, 31, was last seen near the Bimini Barge Wreck on Friday, a diving location roughly 1.5 miles west of Bimini Inlet, according to the Coast Guard. After aircraft crews searched over 673 square miles for Proulx, the Coast Guard suspended the search on Sunday afternoon. Authorities call off search for missing American free diver in Bahamas Ryan Proulx was last seen diving near the...
BOLO SV THUNDERCHILD Mexico to Eastern South Pacific
UPDATE June 17, 2023 On June 17, 2023, JRCC Honolulu reported Boat Watch that the The S/V THUNDERCHILD has returned to cell-phone range of Oahu and is not in distress.Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Networks JRCC Honolulu requests assistance in locating SV Thunderchild, a 52 foot SV on passage from Mexico to Eastern South Pacific. The last known posistion was: ...