Hashtag: #LostAtSea
Seafarers Celebrated At Annual Services
Bermuda’s seafarers were celebrated and remembered at two Sea Sunday Memorial Services last month. The St Luke AME Church in St George’s marked the Sea Sunday Anniversary on January 12, with Pastor Milton Burgess welcoming the Bermuda Branch Pilots and all those who work on the island’s waters to the annual service. Following the service, Pastor... Read more of this article
Man Lost Overboard On Taiwanese Fishing Boat
A 30-year-old crew member was reported overboard from a Taiwanese fishing vessel located approximately 280nm northeast of Bermuda, and after a search was done, the decision was made to notify his next of kin. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “RCC Bermuda received an email from RCC Taipei reporting a man overboard incident from... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Seafarers Service In St David’s
The Chapel of Ease in St. David’s held their Annual Seafarers Service on Sunday morning [Jan 18], with people gathering to pay their respects to seafarers and those lost at sea. The service began with the “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” hymn and ended with the “Will your anchor hold” hymn, both of which are traditionally... Read more of this article
41-Year-Old Man Reported Missing At Sea
[Updated] Marine police are presently out searching the waters, after 41-year-old Donald Tucker was reported as missing at sea earlier this evening. A police spokesperson said, “Around 7:10pm on Sunday, March 18th police received a report of a man missing at sea. There are limited details at this time; however it appears that two men were out... Read more of this article
Boating Accident: Police Name Victims
[Updated] The police identified the two brothers who tragically lost their lives after a boating accident this morning [Jan.24] as 59-year-old Clifton “Kiki” Williams [also known as Mustafa Abdul Hadee] and 58-year-old Mikal “Snags” Williams. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the deaths... Read more of this article
Two Fishermen Die After Boat Strikes Reef
[Updated with photos/videos] The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre confirmed that two bodies were recovered from the water off St. David’s Battery early this morning [Jan.24]. The official statement said that at approximately midnight the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a call from a 27-foot fishing vessel with two persons onboard, who... Read more of this article
Memorial For Woman Lost At Sea
An American woman who was lost at sea off Bermuda in an ill-fated yacht regatta will be remembered at a memorial service on Sunday [Dec. 12]. The California school where Jan Anderson worked as a secretary for many years will be the site of the service. Mrs. Anderson, 59, died last month while sailing with her husband near Bermuda [the couple are pictured... Read more of this article
Hurricane Season Ends This Week
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday [Nov. 30] having produced 19 tropical storms of which seven became hurricanes — including three major hurricanes — but Bermuda’s closest call this year came from the recent Tropical Storm Sean. This year’s level of activity matched the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric... Read more of this article
Rescued Yachtsman Arrives In France
The survivor of a dramatic rescue at sea during an ill-fated Atlantic yacht rally to Bermuda is expected to arrive in France today [Nov. 22]. American Rob Anderson, sailing with wife Jan [the couple are pictured here], was rescued by the tanker “High Jupiter” on November 11 after their cruising sailboat “Triple Stars” ran into... Read more of this article
Woman Lost At Sea 285m Off Bermuda
A woman swept overboard in the ill-fated North American Rally To The Caribbean [NARC] Newport-Bermuda regatta had asked friends and family not to worry about the vessel’s stormy passage to the island in a blog updating the yacht’s progress. American Jan Anderson, sailing with her husband Rob [the couple are pictured here], was lost overboard... Read more of this article
Coast Guard Suspend Search For Missing Sailor
The Coast Guard suspended its search for a 30-year-old man at approximately yesterday afternoon [May 26]. The 30-year-old chief engineer was reported missing 184 miles southwest of Bermuda from the Greek flagged merchant vessel, MSC Tuscany on Wednesday afternoon. Coast Guard watchstanders had received notification from Rescue Coordination Center Bermuda,... Read more of this article
Search for Man Overboard Continues
[Updated: Search called off] As of this afternoon [Dec 18] two ships and a US Coast Guard C-130 plane are still on scene conducting a search for a 29-year-old Indian national who is reported to have fell off a ship approximately 130 nautical miles south-southwest of Bermuda yesterday. Harbour Radio issued an urgent request to marine traffic to be on... Read more of this article
