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Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) Satellite AIS Tracking Service
The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) HF Radio Service Net, FCC Call Sign KPK, is pleased to announce a new service. We have always taken Float Plans of vessels making offshore passages, and tracked them using the HF Radio and/or a satellite GPS tracker such as a Garmin In Reach or Iridium...
SV My Time Overdue On Passage From New Orleans, LA to Tampa, FL
UPDATE: January 31,2021 - USCG RCC New Orleans, LA advised this morning the SV MY TIME was located off of Mobile, AL and safely towed into Mobile by a commercial towing company. The SV MY TIME had a collision with a commercial fishing vessel, and got their prop fouled in nets, and were unable to...
Eight Boaters Rescued In Key West From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
U.S. Coast Guard reminds mariners of hidden boating dangers MIAMI --The Coast Guard reminds mariners to exercise caution and safe boating practices while boating with cooler temperatures on the water, as there could be hidden dangers aboard a vessel. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders...
UK Citizen Rescued From SV by USCG San Juan and Two Ships
The cutter Joseph Napier is a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier combined efforts with the CSCL Long Beach and the LNG tanker Gemmata to rescue a man from a disabled sailing vessel in the Caribbean Sea...
USCG Rescues Two Sailors 345 Miles Off North Carolina After Garmin In Reach Alert And Message
Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 2 from sailboat disabled in rough weather PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of two people from a sailboat disabled by weather approximately 345 miles east of Hatteras Inlet, N.C., Saturday afternoon, 05 DEC 2020. Watchstanders at the Coast...
Noonsite Article Re The Importance Of A Float Plan
Safety: The Importance Of A Float Plan The Ultimate Cruisers Planning Tool October 30, 2020 - Noonsite.com This article by Glenn Tuttle of Boatwatch.org demonstrates the necessity of having a Float Plan filed with a friend familiar with you and your boat when on passage, who will take...
Ocean Going Robots Known As Wave Gliders
Boatwatch.org has been alerted to several of these ocean going robots known as Wave Gliders washing up on beaches around the world. They present a very low profile on the surface, about like a surfboard, and would be very difficult to spot without a sharp lookout. At night, I hope they are well...
How To Test A VHF Radio Using Rescue 21- Sea Tow System No Longer Available
Marine Safety Alert: Performing a VHF Marine Radio Check October 19, 2020 by gCaptain The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Auxiliary & Boating Safety (CG-BSX) has issued a new Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 20-20) from related to performing a VHF Marine Radio Check. The MSIB was...
PLB Helps With Rescue Of Five Off Key Largo
FWC officers Billy Thompson, Paige Pestka and Ethan Coger stand alongside the five boaters rescued off the Key Largo waters on Oct. 5. CONTRIBUTED Keys Weekly A group boating on the waters off of Key Largo were found and rescued safely after their vessel sank a few miles offshore. A 911...
How A Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) Can Save Your Life
Personal Locator Beacon's (PLB) are not only good for boating put can be used on all your adventure travel, fishing, skiing, or camping. Take a look at this guide. https://tacklevillage.com/how-a-plb-can-save-your-life/