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Date: 17/08/2025
Sunday, 17th August 2025 – 2:00pm – Report received of an overdue fishing boat with 2 persons onboard. The caller to BMOC indicates that her friend was aboard a fishing boat near North Rock and that she had last spoken with him by cellphone around 8pm yesterday. He indicated that he would return to shore by 8am, but so far has not returned and the caller is increasingly worried as cannot reach him by phone. Heavy rain showers and thunderstorms have been moving through the marine area all morning. Reporting source is unsure of the fishing vessel name or other particulars, just that the vessel in question is a centre console. She also advises that the mother of the other crewmember onboard has attended the boat’s mooring at Burchall’s Cove as well as her sons residence without success locating anyone. Bermuda Radio undertakes VHF radio calls requesting any sightings or information on the whereabouts of the person involved as vessel name and description details are unclear. The reporting source ashore then reports back that the family of the missing crew are seeking more information from friends of the fishermen at Burchall’s Cove and hopes to revert to BMOC shortly with more information. At 2:45pm the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre Duty Officer is able to get through to the missing fisherman on his cellphone and he confirms that all is well onboard and that they are just about to return to shore from their fishing location north of North Rock. Vessel is an 18 foot centre console named “ON THE FLY”. Family of the crewmen are updated by BMOC in turn and are grateful for the help determining their status. A Royal Bermuda Regiment Coast Guard unit is also tasked to further check the fishing vessel as they make their way back to shore.