Reporting Lost Items or Found Flotsam & Jetsam

The intent for this page is to report things lost or found at sea that could help find the owner, and/or assist Coast Guard agencies, friends and families, and possibly aid with missing or overdue boating situations.

Debris at sea from a possible sinking boat or airplane can provide very important clues. Debris at sea can also be a hazard to boaters. By reporting objects you have lost or find at sea, you can be part of a network of boaters helping boaters.

Keep your eyes open for objects at sea. No matter how small or insignificant you may think it is, it could be a missing clue or a vital piece of evidence. 

Report them using our easy form. Provide photographs and descriptions of barnacles or algae (which give clues as to how long an object has been in the water). Your information is greatly appreciated!

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Do you have a story or news articles about finding flotsam and jetsam, or losing things at sea? Please send it to one of the email addresses below.

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Boatwatch.org example of flotsam, broken surfboardFlotsam & Jetsam defined

In maritime lingo, flotsam is wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk, and jetsam is cargo or equipment thrown overboard from a ship in distress. The precise meanings are lost in the common phrase flotsam and jetsam, which describes useless or discarded objects. The phrase is sometimes used to describe items floating or washed ashore, but it has also been extended into metaphorical use for any accumulation of odds and ends.

Current Reports of Flotsam & Jetsam

Boat Peace by Piece Found

Boat Peace by Piece Found

On 3/3/2024, a boat "Peace by Piece" was found beached at 119-6 28th Ave., Queens, NY 11354 at low tide: HID NJ9011499 with a 2019 NJ inspection sticker #H901348. Report was made to NYC Parks. Latitude 40.772520 and Longitude 73.828130.

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SV Debris Found

SV Debris Found

From a Flotsam and Jetsam Report Observed January 7, 2024 Latitude 36 05'26S and Longitude 175 24'58E "Looks like the shipwrecked remains of a yacht.. stainless rigging and stays.. stanchions (1 only) in stainless. Looks like lithium battery banks in blue plastic cases.Stainless stove top pot n pan grid..Sheets were spliced using the dyneema method. White plastic or nylon mesh.. maybe for sun...

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Debris Found South of St. Augustine

Debris Found South of St. Augustine

Debris Found South of St. Augustine This report on December 22, 2023, is from a Boat Watch Facebook Post: Note:"It has been confirmed items are not from the missing Carol Ann out of Brunswick, Ga. Not sure if this is beneficial to anyone but these are items that washed ashore recently here in Florida on the Atlantic side around Washington Oaks Gardens State Park when the most recent storm came...

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Blue Pirogue Found Adrift Canary Islands

Blue Pirogue Found Adrift Canary Islands

Blue Pirogue Found Adrift Canary Islands On Dec. 23, 2023 a Blue Pirogue was reported adrift by a cruising boat at 14 25.165N and 41 22.386W. The boat is bright blue with white stripes and an outboard engine attached. It does not appear to have many barnacles. A report was made to ARCC Canary Islands.  

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Flotsam and Jetsam MV Trophy Bermuda to Virgin Islands

Flotsam and Jetsam MV Trophy Bermuda to Virgin Islands

MV TROPHY Adrift Between Bermuda and the Virgin Islands Report from Boat Watch facebook group - CAUTION: Floating remains of a small vessel with TROPHY printed on the side spotted at 26.50.508’N 63.49.700’W between Bermuda and Virgin Islands.

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SV Chandalar Found On California Beach

SV Chandalar Found On California Beach

SV Chandalar found on beach Stinson Bay, CA This report from a Boat Watch member: "I came across a grounded sailboat at Stinson Bay, CA August 7th 2024. The ship was seaworthy, but not well taken care of. A male was removing items from the hold farther away from the tides. She is named Chandalar and is from Juneau Alaska."

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Crew Rescued from SV “Tulaichean 2” Yucatan

Crew Rescued from SV “Tulaichean 2” Yucatan

UPDATE July 23, 2023: The SV Tulaichean 2 has washed up on the beach of Sargent Texas. On March 19, 2023, the owner and two crew of SV "Tulaichean 2" were rescued half way between the Yucatan and the Western tip of Cuba by the P & O Ventura from their disabled 38 foot Beneteau after a storm and other problems. The sailing vessel was set adrift after sustaining more damage with the rescue...

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MV PEANUT 24 Foot Eastern Outboard Adrift Portland Maine

MV PEANUT 24 Foot Eastern Outboard Adrift Portland Maine

MV PEANUT a 24 Foot Eastern Outboard Adrift Portland Maine Boat Watch received this report "My 2004 24ft Eastern  outboard, named PEANUT, came off mooring on 6/18/2023 in a storm. The registration is ME 122WY. Winds from the north out of Casco bay outside of Portland Maine believe to have taken it south towards Massachusetts, alternatively could be headed to Nova Scotia." Anyone finding this...

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SV ONWARDS Adrift SW of Bermuda

SV ONWARDS Adrift SW of Bermuda

A Flotsam & Jetsam report was filed with Boat Watch at https://boatwatch.org/reporting-flotsam-jetsam/ This vessel was observed on May 14, 2023 by another mariner at: Latitude 29’ 51.00’NLongitude 067’ 24.45’W or 200 NM Southwest of Bermuda. RCC Bermuda will be issuing a Notice to Mariners. This was a SAR case handled by RCC Norfolk in January of 2023.

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EPIRB Found

EPIRB Found

EPIRB Found April 26, 2023 AT: Latitude 24 42' 18" Longitude 81 6' 45" Report any information to USCG. Report made to USVCG 7th District. EPIRB floating in the water inside it's case and unattached to any other vessel or structure, ACR GlobalFix V4, UIN 2DCC875576FFBFF May 17, SN 10939, Model RLB-41, P/N: 2830. Battery tests okay, and likely has not been activated. Has marine growth and appears...

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SV Drifting Near Bermuda

SV Drifting Near Bermuda

An observant Boat Watch member aboard the cruise ship Celebrity Beyond observed a SV drifting off of Bermuda. No one appeared to be visible in the cockpit. A report was made by Boat Watch to RCC Bermuda. Report any information concerning this vessel to RCC Bermuda.

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BOLO for SV Chimera Drifting in the Atlantic

BOLO for SV Chimera Drifting in the Atlantic

Boat Watch has been asked by the owner of this SV to post his request to look for his boat. He was rescued and had to abandon the boat on November 13, 2022 off of Charleston South Carolina.  Contact Brian Hodess at bhodess@icloud.com "I am the owner of sailing vessel Chimera a 60’ Hinckley yawl with a teak deck and dark blue hull. We had to abandon the vessel about 65 miles southeast of...

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SV Triple 8 Drifting NNE New Zealand

SV Triple 8 Drifting NNE New Zealand

The owner of SV Triple 8 is looking for his 50 foot catamaran, possibly located NNE of great barrier island. This information is from the owner who has been rescued. Looking for a lost 50’ catamaran (skipper rescued) possibly still located NNE of great barrier island. Please report any sightings by reply or to NZ Police or maritime radio and PM myself. Triple 8 is a registered NZ ship NZ2527,...

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Canoe Sojourn Lost Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Canoe Sojourn Lost Apalachicola Bay, Florida

A Dagger Sojourn canoe, navy blue in color was lost in choppy waters in Apalachicolo Bay, Florida on April 06, 2023. It was lost at posistion 29.616290 and 84.958520. Inside the canoe was one fishing rod, flip flops, and yellow life jacket with owner's name on it, two water bottles and a fishing vest. A report was made with the Sheriff's office. Anyone with information should contact local...

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Dinghy Lost Lyford Cay Harbor Nassau Bahamas

Cruiser needs help finding lost dinghy near Lyford Cay Harbor, Nassau, Bahamas Cruisers lost their  grey and white, 8 foot, West Marine dinghy with white 6 HP Tohatsu motor in Lyford Cay Harbor. Contact moab3006@icloud.com or Nassau Coast Guard station.  

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Drifting Zodiac Dinghy Tobago Cays

UPDATE Dec. 31, 2022 The owner of this missing dinghy advisded Boat Watch that the locals on Union Island found and returned the dinghy. Bolo canceled.Bolo for a grey Zodiac with a Yamaha 6 HP which drifted away in a westerly direction from a cruising boat on Dec. 30, 2022 between 4 and 8 PM, in the Tobago Cays. The dinghy was empty. Report any sightings to Eddie@boatwatch.org.

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Drifting Red SV Alegria of Cowes Martinique

Drifting Red SV Alegria of Cowes Martinique

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets MRCC Fort de France is searching for SV Alegria of Cowes, a red sailboat drifting from Martinique since Dec. 30, 2022 at 1 PM. It is a cutter rig with blue mainsail sheets and could be within a 50 mile circle west of Fort de France. Keep a sharp lookout and advise MRCC Fort de France.

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SV “Donna Summer” Beached Alameda California

SV “Donna Summer” Beached Alameda California

A Boat Watch member filed a Flotsam and Jetsam report as follows: SV "Donna Summer", a15 to 20 foot sailboat was found beached at Crown State Beach, Alameda, California. There is no apparent damage. Cabin door left open.

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Liferaft Found in British Virgin Islands

Liferaft Found in British Virgin Islands

The following Flotsam and Jetsam Report was reported to Boat Watch: "Inflated 8 person Viking liferaft. Strobe on top still active. Ladder and towline inside the raft. Possible blood on tow line and lines outside raft. Marked "Viking 11698453 8 UKL". No other debris nearby nor signs of life. We towed it to Bitter End Yacht Club on Virgin Gorda. The yacht club apparently reported it to BVI Marine...

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Boat Washed Ashore Spanish Wells, Bahamas

Boat Washed Ashore Spanish Wells, Bahamas

This from a member of Boat Watch in the Bahamas. "Washed up Spanish Wells , 35 3 engine RIB , has been a drift along time . USCG N-Gov notified . Will send more as recieved . Recovery in progress."

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Kayak spotted 260 NM Southwest of Bermuda

Kayak spotted 260 NM Southwest of Bermuda

Broadcast Version For Maritime Mobile Service Network and Other Nets RCC Norfolk has requested all boats to keep a sharp lookout and report any information concerning an orange kayak spotted 260 nautical miles southwest of Bermuda. A ship reported that on the 24th Sep 2022 at 18:36 UTC an empty/abandoned orange colour ocean kayak was spotted adrift about 260 nm SW of Bermuda island in position...

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Cape Dory Missing in Maine

Cape Dory Missing in Maine

Missing Cape Dory named “Beth Ellyn” Belfast Maine If anyone finds this boat please contact Eddie @boatwatch.org Here are the details from the owner. “Our small boat went missing in October 2020 from a mooring outside of Belfast Harbor, Belfast, Maine, USA. She was a 14’ Cape Dory sailboat/rowboat. Made of fiberglass, she has a white exterior and blue interior. The name, Beth Ellyn is on her...

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Dinghy Sighted West of St. Martin

Dinghy Sighted West of St. Martin

A center console dinghy, approximately 12 feet with possibly a 40 Hp engine in the down position, spotted 30 nautical miles due west from Sint Martin, Eastern Carribean. The dinghy was sighted March 28, 2022 at 11:30 AM. The reporting boat was unable to retrieve the dinghy and tow. The motor had two covers. The dinghy and motor had grey sunbrella chaps. The motor had a yellow cover underneath...

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Proline Sportfish Washes Ashore Bonaire

Proline Sportfish Washes Ashore Bonaire

23 Foot Pro-line Washes Ashore In Bonaire The Harbor Master in Bonaire is trying to Identify the owner of a 23 Foot Pro-line fishing boat that washed ashore November 9, 2020 in Bonaire and was found by a fisherman. Sport Fishing boat: brand Pro-Line With hull identification number PLCWF296E595 Color Blue and White Length 23 feet Two outboard motors 4-strokes, Yamaha

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Debris of a 46 Foot Bavaria Sailboat found on Beach in Australia

Debris of a 46 Foot Bavaria Sailboat found on Beach in Australia

Update: January 10, 2022 JRCC Australia advised and confirmed tonight that that "the imagery you have sent corresponds to a 14 metre Bavaria which was lost at sea off the coast of Nambucca Heads, NSW (30-36.4S 153-04.1E) in March 2021. Six persons were rescued and a number of them required hospitalisation." JRCC advised to pass our thanks to Boat Watch members and allay any concerns they may...

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BOLO for 22′ Center Console Runabout from Stock Island, Key West, Florida

BOLO for 22' Center Console runabout from Stock Island, Key West. A 22' blue hull runabout with a Yamaha 40 outboard broke free from it's painter and is believed to be drifting South toward Cuba. The vessel has Florida registration number FL 7458 HK. Please report any sighting to the US Coast Guard in Key West, Florida at phone number 305-292-8713 or VHF radio channel 16 and Boatwatch.org...

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Dinghy Found Playalinda Beach Titusville Florida

Dinghy Found Playalinda Beach Titusville Florida

UPDATE: November 25, 2021 5:00 PM Boat Watch has determined that the dinghy belongs to the vessel SV Miller's High Life.  Boat Watch has communicated with the owner and put him in contact with the finder of the dinghy. The boat was on passage in rough seas from Charleston to Cape Canaveral, Florida.On November 25, 2021, a grey dinghy was found on Playalinda Beach Titusville Florida. The dinghy...

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BOLO For Missing Buoy Eastern Caribbean Nevis Montseratt

BOLO For Missing Buoy Eastern Caribbean Nevis Montseratt

BOLO For A Buoy The missing object is a Red Starboard Channel Marker used in the Little Bay Channel approach in Montserrat. It has a red flashing light mounted at the top and is about 6-8ft in height. Notice From Port Authority I will formally introduce myself as Mr. Dillon Weekes, the Marine/Safety Officer at the Montserrat Port Authority. Unfortunately, one of our Starboard Lateral Markers...

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MV Sheananigans Adrift Potomac River

MV Sheananigans Adrift Potomac River

On 10/2/21, a 21 foot Bayliner, named Sheananigans, floated away from a dock located at the mouth of Breton Bay & Potomac River. It was last seen floating West up the Potomac River. The Potomac was experiencing extreme coastal flooding with 4-6 foot waves. Report any sightings to USCG, St.Inigoes Maryland.  

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BOLO from SV AZORA Adrift north of Clearwater, Florida

BOLO from SV AZORA Adrift north of Clearwater, Florida

Non Emergency Bolo for Adrift SV AZORA off Clearwater, Florida SV AZORA is a 42 foot Tartan sloop, dark blue hull with a beige Bimini with a Cortez, Fl hailing port. The last known position on 10/17/21 was 28 43.67N and 083 11.72W, just north of Clearwater, FL, and off the coast 26NM in the area of Homasassa/Crystal River, FL. There were no persons on board the vessel. Report any sightings or...

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Caribe Dinghy Found Pacific Entrance to Panama Canal

Caribe Dinghy Found Pacific Entrance to Panama Canal

This is not a photo of the Dinghy found but is a similar dinghy.Boat watch received a Flotsam and Jetsam report of a 9 foot Caribe Dinghy observed on 6/24/2021, near Farfan, Republic of Panama, around the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal at position Latitude 8.5380 and Longitude 80.7821. The dinghy was mostly buried in sand and rocks, with no engine. The serial nuber was L9063J213. The...

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Lost Dinghy & Engine Two Harbors, Catalina Island, California

Lost Dinghy & Engine Two Harbors, Catalina Island, California

Lost Dinghy & Engine Two Harbors, Catalina Island, California On 6/21/2021 a sailboat at Catalina Island lost their 9 foot Avon inflatable hard bottom dinghy and a Honda 4 stroke engine with silver cover, one yellow bench seat inside along with tow blue and white paddles and a child's blue/yellow life vest. It was lost at 33.44N and 118.49W. The dinghy was lost the night of 6/21/2021 in Two...

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Abandoned Hugo Boss yacht found in Patagonia after 10 years

Abandoned Hugo Boss yacht found in Patagonia after 10 years

  24 FEBRUARY 2016 BY SIMON HARDIE Explorers Cristian Donoso and Roger Rovira Rius have stumbled across Alex Thomson’s first IMOCA 60 racing yacht, Hugo Boss, during a kayaking expedition in the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park, Chile. The 18 metre monohull racing yacht was abandoned by Thomson in the Southern Ocean in 2006 and has travelled more than 10,000 nautical miles over the last 10...

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Catamaran “Breezer” Found At Mouth of Ipswich River, Boston MA

Catamaran “Breezer” Found At Mouth of Ipswich River, Boston MA

The Catamaran “Breezer” has been found in the marsh at the mouth of the Ipswich River. The catamaran has a California Registration of CF7715GT and is approximately 20 feet long with white pontoons. The kayaker who found the boat stated that although is weathered there is no growth. There is a canvas platform between the two pontoons. No mast or sails were visible. Report additional information...

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Unmanned Yola Adrift 310 Nautical Miles Off Puerto Rico

Unmanned Yola Adrift 310 Nautical Miles Off Puerto Rico

An unmanned and adrift yoga type vessel was observed 310 nautical miles off Puerto Rico. The vessel named "AOMEMA" has a white hull, 01 outboard engine and is numbered 12211851. Water was reported inside the hull as well as algie and barnicals. Grappling hook inside with line attached to hull. There was excessive marine growth on engine including mussels. It appeared that the engine had not been...

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Man Overboard Device Found In Bahamas

Man Overboard Device Found In Bahamas

This Post was made on our Facebook Group Boat Watch Flotsam & Jetsam. EDIT - mystery solved “Commercial Vessel Man overboard smoke buoy. Usually fixed on both bridge wings. When a man overboard is declared the buoy is released and should stay in the area relative to the man overboard, allowing the ship to turn 180° and return to the position” Also debris from "El Faro" has washed ashore in...

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Fishing Vessel Adrift Off Dominica

Fishing Vessel Adrift Off Dominica

Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.The Zoma, a 46-foot Danish flagged sailing vessel, and all its passengers, five Danish and three French nationals, including two...

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SV Barnacle Adrift, 3 Rescued by Cargo Ship, Mexico, Cuba

SV Barnacle Adrift, 3 Rescued by Cargo Ship, Mexico, Cuba

Update February 23, 2021 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.The Zoma, a 46-foot Danish flagged sailing vessel, and all its passengers, five Danish and three French nationals, including two...

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Vessel Adrift Off Montserrat Is Found In Mexico

Vessel Adrift Off Montserrat Is Found In Mexico

Update: March 4, 2021- The abandoned and adrift vessel named the Alliouagana Princess has been found in Mexico. The vessel broke free from her mooring in the early morning of 25 Jan 2019 on the island of Montserrat. The following photos and information are from the Port Official in Mexico: GOOD AFTERNOON I AM THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT OF MAHAHUAL MARCELO ZENEN HERRERA PACHECO THE VESSEL...

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Boston Whaler Found British Virgin Islands

Boston Whaler Found British Virgin Islands

This Boston Whaler was found adrift February 28, 2021, between Tortola Island and Peter Island, BVI with no one on board.Comments: RBVI Marine Police have reportedly taken possession of the vessel on Sunday, February 28, 2021.If the big numbers on the hull are unreadable, they also repeat in the yellow section of the sticker (non Florida residents might not know this).

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BOLO for Lost Caribe L8 Dinghy St. Maarten, Eastern Caribbean

BOLO for Lost Caribe L8 Dinghy St. Maarten, Eastern Caribbean

SV Panta Rhei III reported the following: "We were cruising around St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, on the westward side of the island just before the Anguilla Channel, headed N / NE. We lost it while under sail on 2/22/21 at Lat 18.085444 and Longitude 63.160559.    Anyone with information should contact SV Panta Rhei III, a Bavaria Caribic 390 monohull sloop registered in...

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Scottish Kids Need Help With Tracking Their Pirate Ship

Scottish Kids Need Help With Tracking Their Pirate Ship

 UPDATE: February 22, 2021 Boatwatch.org has been asked to assist in a most interesting and worthwhile project involving two young Scottish lads and their adventurous spirit. A toy pirate ship, named Adventure, launched by two young brothers from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has previously sailed the high seas to Scandinavia and onwards to Barbados before being lost at sea. A new toy ship, Adventure...

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Kayak Found in ICW Masonboro Island, North Carolina

Kayak Found in ICW Masonboro Island, North Carolina

  WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a kayak found on the south end of Masonboro Island, Tuesday. Anyone with information helping to identify the owner of the kayak is requested to contact Coast Guard Sector North Carolina at 910-343-3880. There are no reports of missing persons or overdue boaters in the area. At 1 p.m., watchstanders at...

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180 foot Cargo Ship MV Tropic Scout II Now On Reef In Bahamas

180 foot Cargo Ship MV Tropic Scout II Now On Reef In Bahamas

These are some interesting articles regarding the rescues of the crew on the 180 foot cargo ship MV Tropic Scout II that capsized off the Turks and Caicos. The USCG searched for the missing man but sadly he was lost at sea. https://www.newbernsj.com/.../athens-man-crew.../6735659002/ and another article of the rescues https://suntci.com/cargo-boat-from-dominican-republic... ___________________...

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SV Rebecca Souimanga Adrift And Desmasted

SV Rebecca Souimanga Adrift And Desmasted

UPDATE: January 22, 2021: The owner of this sailing vessel advises that the cargo ship that rescued him was the Harvest Frost. The sailor expresses his gratitude to the ship and all involved in the rescue. The SV is a Belgium flagged boat. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE January 22, 2021: Thank you to...

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Unmanned Six Meter Blue Fishing Boat Spotted Adrift Canary Islands

Unmanned Six Meter Blue Fishing Boat Spotted Adrift Canary Islands

1519 hrs UTC 23 DEC 2020 A vessel on a transatlantic passage spotted an unoccupied wooden fishing boat, approximately 6 meters in length, blue in color, black paint on inside of boat, in position: 24 62 21 N / 024 50 236 W. Anyone with information regarding this vessel please contact Glenn@Boatwatch.org. This information will be passed onto Search & Rescue authorities in the Canary Islands....

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USCG Looking For Owner Of Unmanned and Adrift Kayak

USCG Looking For Owner Of Unmanned and Adrift Kayak

  UPDATE: November 29, 2020 USCG Key West advised that the owner of this Kayak has not been found. The case is closed in Key West.   US Coast Guard Sector Key West crews are looking for the owner of an unmanned and adrift kayak near south Everglades City. If you have any information on who the Kayak belongs to, please contact Sector Key West Command Center at 305-292-8727.  ...

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UPDATE: URGENT BOLO: Search For Missing Diver Off Trinidad – Reinaldo Novoa

UPDATE: URGENT BOLO: Search For Missing Diver Off Trinidad – Reinaldo Novoa

UPDATE: Nov. 17, 2020                      *URGENT HELP NEEDED* Reinaldo Novoa, Retired Nurse and pharmacy representative, father to two boys, married to Jasema Mungalsingh, grandfather to 7 grandchildren,*went missing off the coast of Mayaro while doing an open dive, at 3:45pm yesterday. He is a strong swimmer and diving instructor and did have two buoyancy devices. Last GPS coordinates 1027711...

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Liferaft Found Offshore of Buxton, North Carolina

Liferaft Found Offshore of Buxton, North Carolina

BUXTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing people in the water approximately one mile offshore of Buxton, Thursday. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a relayed report from crewmembers at Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet regarding a good Samaritan who reported an adrift orange life raft one mile offshore. Sector North Carolina watchstanders issued...

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Toy boat Washes Onto Shores Of Lake Superior 27 Years After Launch

Toy boat Washes Onto Shores Of Lake Superior 27 Years After Launch

by Miriam Marini Detroit Free Press While searching for rocks on the shores of Lake Superior in their Wisconsin lakeside hometown, Mike and Lynn BeBeau found something red, white and blue peeking through the sand. At first, the couple figured it was a piece of a buoy. However, upon further inspection, they discovered it was a wooden toy boat with its paint peeling and faded and deliberate...

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Lost Dinghy On Passage Tampa, FL to Panama City, FL

Lost Dinghy On Passage Tampa, FL to Panama City, FL

  LOST tender/dinghy in route (sailing) from Tampa, FL to Panama City, FL, Friday Sept. 11th, about 90 miles out. The dinghy is grey with a steering station and seat. It is 10 feet with a Honda 40 HP. Please contact Eddie@boatwatch.org or the owner at 21stCenturyMetals@gmail.com.

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Derelict Liferaft Found in Atlantic

Derelict Liferaft Found in Atlantic

  BROADCAST VERSION FOR MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AND OTHER RADIO NETS A Derelict Liferaft has been found in position: 60-31.1N  054-31.5W. No further information or photographs are available at this time. Anyone locating this liferaft is asked if possible to photograph and make observations. Report any sightings to Eddie@boatwatch.org and File a Report on our website. End of...

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Life Raft Found South Coast of Sardinia, Italy- Owner Found

Life Raft Found South Coast of Sardinia, Italy- Owner Found

UPDATE: 10:40 AM Eastern - From MRCC Bremen - The owner confirms, that he resign the ownership of the raft. Tim Dyton can keep the raft as a souvenir or for training purpose. Please, handle the container with care when opening. UPDATE: 10:25 AM Eastern - MRCC Bremen just received information, that the German sailing vessel LIBRA reached the port of Cogolin/France. The owner confirmed, that the...

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Aircraft debris found in Eastern Samar Philippines

Aircraft debris found in Eastern Samar Philippines

By: Morexette Marie B. Erram - Multimedia Reporter - CDN Digital|August 06,2020 - 03:35 PM Debris believed to have come from a commercial airplane were washed ashore at the Anuron Beach in Mercedes town in Eastern Samar on August 5, 2020. Netizen Juvimar Lira said in a Facebook post that authorities visited the area this Thursday, August 6, to secure and inspect the debris. | Contributed Photo...

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MV Tothill Finds 16′ Catamaran at Sea

MV Tothill Finds 16′ Catamaran at Sea

In 2010, we were on a passage from Isla Mujares, Mexico to Key West, Florida, when we spotted something orange ahead. At first our hearts pounded at the thought of a life raft. With binoculars we confirmed it was an overturned 16’ Hobie Catamaran with no one aboard. In a couple hours it would be dark and a hazard to navigation. This is our photo of the catamaran. We first reported the find on...

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