Videos: Author On Deadly Bermuda Voyage

Surviving a life-threatening situation does not have to drastically change a person’s life as a Massachusetts author discovered interviewing survivors of an ill-fated voyage from Connecticut to Bermuda for his bestseller “Overboard!” On May 16 author Michael J. Tougias  will give a slide lecture at the Holmes Library in Halifax on the doomed voyage of the [...]

Canadian Sailor Arrives Safe & Sound

Giving his family something to celebrate this Christmas season, a Canadian sailor who the Coast Guard had been searching for arrived safe and sound in Bermuda at approximately 3pm this afternoon [Dec.24]. His boat is pictured below docked at Ordnance Island in St George’s. On December 5th, Sergei Morozov set sail from Canada aboard “Hikari,” [...]

Overdue Yacht Located South Of Island

 A merchant vessel located the sailing vessel “Hikari” approximately 150 miles southeast of Bermuda today [Dec. 22]. The crew of the “Luisia Colossus”, a 623-foot Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, spotted the sailboat after Sergei Morozov, the operator of the “Hikari”, fired a parachute flare. Mr. Morozov stated he was not in distress, but requested food, water [...]

US Coast Guard Suspends Search

A US Coast Guard search for a Halifax yachtsman who had been scheduled to arrive in Bermuda on Monday [Dec.19] has been suspended. Sergei Morozov was on the first leg of what was supposed to be an around-the-world solo sail on his 35-foot C&C sailboat “Hikari”. The US Coast Guard said Mr. Morozov’s daughter notified them [...]

Coast Guard Search For Overdue Sailor

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 miles northeast of Bermuda for a sailor after he was reported overdue on Monday [Dec.19]. Sergei Morozov is aboard the vessel Hikari, a Canadian registered, 35-foot sloop sailing vessel with a white hull. Mr Morozov’s daughter notified the Coast Guard via e-mail after she [...]

Sick Sailor Being Transferred To Bermuda

Crewmembers aboard two merchant ships responded to the Coast Guard’s call for assistance to medevac a Canadian man experiencing signs of a heart attack aboard his sailboat 170 miles southwest of Bermuda yesterday [Nov.24]. The man is currently being transferred to Bermuda, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District Command [...]

Woman Overboard 285 Miles Off Bermuda

[Updated] The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the Atlantic Ocean 285 miles northwest of Bermuda for a woman who was washed overboard from the 38-foot sailing vessel ‘Triple Stars’ yesterday afternoon [Nov.11]. Coast Guard watchstanders received notification from the woman’s husband aboard the vessel at 1:39 p.m. Friday, with the sailor stating that his wife [...]

Coast Guard Rescue Northeast Of Bermuda

The Coast Guard 5th District command center coordinated the rescue of five people 256 miles northeast of Bermuda with the assistance of the cruise ship Norwegian Gem yesteray morning [Oct.29]. A statement issued by the Coast Guard said, “At approximately 7 a.m., watchstanders received notification from a member of the sailing vessel Sanctuary, stating that [...]

Second ‘Drug Sub’ Caught In Caribbean

The U.S. Coast Guard says it believes “drug subs” are becoming more commonplace in the Caribbean Sea after it intercepted a second vessel in the area. Officials interdicted a cocaine smuggling, self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel, commonly referred to as a “drug sub”, in the western Caribbean Sea on September 17. Used regularly to transport illegal [...]

Irish Coast Guard Search For Missing Yacht

An air and sea search is being carried out by Irish authorities for a missing yacht with two sailor aboard. The 32-foot yacht left Bermuda last month and had been due to arrive in Ireland last week. The Irish Times reports that, “The Golden Eagle, with two men on board, has not been heard from [...]

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