Bermuda Insurer Backs Mermaid Deposit

Australia’s Mermaid Marine, accused of failing to assist oil workers left floundering in open seas during a hurricane off the coast of Mexico, has put almost $22 million backed by a Bermuda shipping insurer in a trust account with a US court. The deposit of the sum, backed entirely by a Standard Steamship Owners’ Protection [...]

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 [...]

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 of 59 year old Clifton Williams of [...]

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 said the boat had [...]

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 [...]

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 Administration’s [NOAA] predictions and [...]

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 [...]

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 from her [...]

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, relayed from the MSC Tuscany. [...]

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 [...]

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