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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/
The Importance Of A Float Plan
This is what Boatwatch.org is all about: Assisting friends, family, and Search & Rescue Agencies locate overdue and missing vessels. And, this demonstrates the necessity of having a Float Plan filed with a friend familiar with you and your boat. In this particular case, the SV BONOBO,...
PLB Saves Six Mariners Off Cape Henry
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued six mariners after their vessel capsized in adverse weather 16 miles east of Cape Henry Sunday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center received an alert that a personal locator beacon was activated and began to call the beacon's...
SV Dellamyra Drops Anchor Safely in Horta After Much Help Via SPOT DEVICE
Update August 17, 2020 Here is the final excellent report about Joe on Dellamyra, posted by the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) and Daria Blackwell: "An estimated 500 vessels crossed the Atlantic W-E this year, returning home or to safe waters in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The last known to...
Multiple Means Of Communication For Passages
This is plea to bluewater cruisers. Please have multiple means of long distance two way communications on your vessel. The most common and efficient is a SSB radio and a Garmin In-Reach. I have no financial interest in any product, but I can tell you that both devices can save your life. The...