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Show incidents from To Date: 28/10/2025Tuesday 28th October 2025, 6:00pm – RCC Bermuda received a satellite telephone call from the 40 foot sailing sloop “II TENDER” which was on passage from New York USA bound for Bermuda. Yacht is approximately 190 nautical miles Northwest of Bermuda with 4 persons onboard and reports sail damage and limited engine power to progress to Bermuda in the prevailing sea conditions. Given the forecast approach of Hurricane Melissa in the next 48 hours the crew wish to abandon the vessel. Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre undertakes generation of a surface picture for nearby merchant vessels in the area able to assist. The Marshall Islands registered 62,505 gross ton Oil Tanker KURFA was determined to be the closest ship and the sailing vessel II TENDER is able to establish VHF radio communication with the ship at 12:30am on Wednesday 29th October. The crew of the II TENDER safely abandon the yacht in difficult sea conditions and the KURFA which was originally on passage from Galveston, USA to Rotterdam diverts to Bermuda to land the crew consisting of 3 males and 1 female with an ETA of 11pm this evening (October 29). Once the transfer is complete the KURFA will resume passage to Rotterdam.Date: 27/10/2025Monday 27th October 2025, 10:35am – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a call from a member of public located on North Shore near Penhurst Park, reporting concern for an approximate 20ft long vessel which appeared disabled with 2 persons onboard. A short while later the reporting source confirmed another vessel had arrived on scene and was assisting the disabled vessel with a tow. Meanwhile BMOC had already tasked the RBR Coast Guard to the area and they arrived on scene and confirmed no further action was required and the disabled vessel was safely towed to Spanish Point.Date: 21/10/2025Tuesday 21st October 2025, 6:14pm – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre receives a report from a friend of someone onboard a vessel disabled off of Pompano near the Western Small Boat Channel. BMOC contacts the person directly on the disabled vessel and they confirm being aboard the 28 foot powercraft SPORT FISH and that they are at anchor by Pompano with 1 person onboard unable to start the engine. Bermuda Radio commenced urgency broadcasts on marine VHF radio for any potential good samaratin vessels in the area able to assist. With no response to VHF radio calls, the RBR Coast Guard are tasked to assist and once on scene they are able to assist with restarting the SPORT FISH's engine leading to her being able to return safely to Dockyard under her own power.Date: 17/10/2025Friday 17th October 2025, 1:50pm – 911 call received via Police COMOPS reporting concern for a surfer at Somerset Long Bay who has not been seen coming back to shore. A Bermuda Police Land Unit is tasked to the area and a RBR Coast Guard vessel RESCUE 1 dispatched to also investigate. A short while later the surfer was observed returning safely to shore.Date: 14/10/2025Tuesday 14th October 2025, 8:30am – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre receives a 911 call from a member of public reporting concern for small vessel activity in proximity to the inbound cargo vessel SOMERS ISLES presently on the South Shore. Reported that two sailing vessels appear to be in close quarters to the ship and that they could be in danger. Further observations from BMOC using radar and visual means confirm that the report is well intentioned but is more of an optical illusion given the positioning of cargo on the deck and the ship's own superstructure. The member of public is thanked for her prudence and concern. No further action is required.Date: 06/10/2025Monday 6th October 2025, 9:25am – RCC Bermuda received a 406MHz satellite Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon alert from the Bermuda flagged 115,636 registered ton, liquid natural gas tanker – GASLOG GEORGETOWN. The EPIRB position indicates a position inland in the vicinity of Mississippi, USA but the vessel was known to actually be in the vicinity of the Suez Canal. Further research into the EPIRB identification details indicated that the beacon had been removed from the ship earlier this year such that it is concluded that this is a false alert. This case highlights the importance of proper disposal of EPIRBs and the benefits of proper EPIRB registration so as not to unduly burden the international search and rescue system with such alerts.Date: 03/10/2025Friday 3rd October, 3:12 pm – A telegraph pole was reported to be drifting near Gibbet Island, Flatts Inlet. Bermuda Radio broadcast a local Navigation Warning (LNW) regarding the floating hazard to navigation. The pole was reported again off Devonshire Dock on Friday 10th October and the LNW refreshed, there were no further updates and the LNW has now lapsed.Date: 02/10/2025Thursday 2nd October, 6:30 am – RCC Bermuda received an unlocated first alert from a Bermuda programmed EPIRB, the beacon was registered to the Cruise Ship VENTURA. The Carnival Fleet Operations Centre was able to confirm the ship was in the Bay of Biscay bound for Southampton, however the active beacon was no longer onboard the ship as it had been returned to the vendor when replaced. The alert was generated from a location near Bristol in the U.K., the cause of the false alert is being investigated.Date: 30/09/2025Tuesday 30th September, 10:15 am – RCC Bermuda received an unlocated first alert from a Bermuda programmed EPIRB, the beacon was correctly registered allowing the owner to be quickly contacted by telephone. The owner was with the boat which had just been lifted out of the water, further investigation found the beacon had been activated when it got wet inside a locker in the boat.Date: 28/09/2025Sunday 28th September, 5:10 pm – A 911 call was transferred to RCC Bermuda from police COMOPS, the caller was onboard a small punt with one other person and is concerned that they may drift out to sea as they do not have an engine or paddles. Further discussion found the small punt was off Kings Point, Coast Guard responded quickly and towed the boat to Mangrove Bay public dock, Coast Guard found the 2 people onboard had recently bought the punt were using sticks to propel it.
