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Bubble Traveler: ‘I Was Not Asking For Rescue’
[Updated] A man who was rescued after attempting to travel from Miami to Bermuda in a bubble has said he was not asking to be rescued, and is now soliciting donations online to rebuild the bubble so he can keep his “dream alive to run across land and sea.” Reza Baluchi’s ambitious attempt to travel from Miami to Bermuda in a bubble ended... Read more of this article
Coast Guard Rescue Man On Bubble Journey
[Updated with video & audio] A man attempting to travel from Miami to Bermuda in a bubble that allows him to run on water was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard today [Oct 4], after reportedly being found floating in the bubble, disoriented and asking for directions to Bermuda. Athlete Reza Baluchi had planned to make the Miami to Bermuda trip —... Read more of this article
Bermuda Firms Recognised By U.S. Consulate
On August 29, the U.S. Consulate recognized seven shipping companies registered in Bermuda for participating in the United States Coast Guard’s voluntary search and rescue network, AMVER [Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue]. Search and rescue authorities around the world use the voluntary ship reporting system to assist ships and aircraft in... Read more of this article
Coast Guard Rescues Sailboat After Engine Dies
[Updated] A pair of sailors returning from Bermuda to the United States were rescued by the US Coast Guard on Friday [July 4] after their sailboat became stranded in a storm surge from Hurricane Arthur. Two Canadians on board had sailed to Bermuda for a race according to the Newsday report. US Coast Guard officers from the Montauk Marine Base in New... Read more of this article
Rescued Lone Sailor Abandons Sailing Vessel
Coast Guard crews coordinated with Bermuda Maritime Operations and commercial vessels to rescue a man approximately 225 nautical miles NNE of Bermuda on Monday [June 2]. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “RCC Boston called Bermuda Radio to request any information held on S/V Vagrant, and to report that the vessel was diverting... Read more of this article
Sailboat Sinks: Three People & Dog Rescued
Three people and a dog were rescued on Friday [Apr 25] after their 49-foot sailboat, the Blue Pearl, sank in the Atlantic Ocean. They are now safely onboard the tanker ship Tilda Kosan, which is scheduled to pull into Bermuda. The U.S. Coast Guard said, “International Rescue Center personnel contacted Coast Guard 5th District Command Center... Read more of this article
Video: Coast Guard Helicopter Lands In Bermuda
[Updated] A U.S Coast Guard helicopter landed in Bermuda in the early hours of this morning [Nov 19] after transporting an injured person off a container ship located approximately 50 miles off Bermuda. The helicopter arrived in Bermuda at just after 11pm last night to take on fuel, and left at around midnight to head out to the ship to rescue the person.... Read more of this article
Cruise Passenger Evacuated By US Coast Guard
A 50-year-old man from the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn was medically evacuated by Coast Guard helicopter rescue crews 160 nautical miles south of Massachusetts yesterday [Aug 21]. Air rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod successfully hoisted the man into their MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and transported him to Hyannis Airport. Local EMS further... Read more of this article
Coast Guard Declares Bermuda Project Success
A recent stop by the Coast Guard barque Eagle in Bermuda resulted in a partnership with Keep Bermuda Beautiful that saw neighbourhoods cleaned and buildings repaired as the vessel’s cadets and crews lent their time during the port call. Leaving New London on May 11, the Eagle docked in Bermuda on June 29, staying until July 2. During its stop on the... Read more of this article
“Eagle” Cadets Pitch With Community Work
Crew members and cadet trainees from the U.S. Coast Guard Eagle participated in two community service projects during a port call in Hamilton from 29 June to 2 July. In coordination with Keep Bermuda Beautiful and Habitat for Humanity Bermuda, more than 50 crew members cleaned the neighborhood around the national stadium ahead of the NatWest Island... Read more of this article
“Eagle” Returns Due To Sick Crew Member
On Thursday [July 4] Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a satcom call from the US Coast Guard Sail Training Ship “Eagle” which had recently departed Bermuda, indicating that they required to return to Bermuda with a medical emergency. One of the crew members had suspected appendicitis and required urgent medical attention, so the... Read more of this article
Maritime Administration Accepted Into QUALSHIP
Minister of Economic Development Dr Grant Gibbons today said that the Bermuda Government Department of Maritime Administration [DMA] has been accepted into the United States Coast Guard [USCG] ‘QUALSHIP 21’ programme. The “Qualship 21” acceptance is given by the US Authorities to those Maritime Administrations that prove their exceptional commitment... Read more of this article
Photos: US Coast Guard Cutter Eagle Arrives
[Updated with photos] The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle arrived in Bermuda today [June 29] as part of its 2013 cadet summer training deployment. Docked in Hamilton, the 295-foot tall ship is the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. It was constructed in 1936 in Germany and originally used by the German Navy. The United States took the... Read more of this article
U.S. Coast Guard Ship Eagle To Visit Bermuda
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to arrive in Bermuda at 10am on Saturday [June 29] as part of its 2013 cadet summer training deployment. The ship will be moored in Hamilton. At 295 feet in length, the Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. It was constructed... Read more of this article
Video: Sailor En Route To Bermuda Rescued
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a Bermuda-bound sailor from his disabled vessel approximately 195 miles southeast of Cape Cod on Thursday morning [May 16]. The 30-foot sailing vessel Arabella had departed Connecticut on May 14 and was en route Bermuda. After the Coast Guard received the distress call, a HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft crew and an MH-60 Jayhawk... Read more of this article
Coast Guard Responds 500 Miles Off Bermuda
The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a distressed vessel with nine people aboard approximately 500 miles southeast of Bermuda today [Mar 27]. Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency position-indicating radio beacon distress signal at 1:15 p.m. registered to the 109-foot catamaran, Mouse Trap. The Mouse Trap’s crew reported that their vessel... Read more of this article
