Earlier today, the Coast Guard issued the following press release:
"BOSTON — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 10:10 a.m., Wednesday for Jaime Ortiz, who fell overboard from the lobster vessel Dominatrix about three miles south of Eastern Point in Gloucester, Mass., Tuesday afternoon.
Coast Guard crews searched for 20 hours, covered 139 square miles and completed 10 search patterns looking for Ortiz, but were unable to locate him.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Jaime Ortiz and his family during these difficult times,” said Chief Warrant Officer Chris Sparkman, commanding officer of Station Gloucester. "Unfortunately accidents like these are a very real danger of working on the water. We urge mariners to take the utmost safety precautions, especially now that the air and water temperatures are getting colder."
In addition to Coast Guard boat, helicopter and jet crews, the search was augmented by the Dominatrix, the Gloucester and Salem, Mass., harbormasters, two Massachusetts Environmental Police boats, commercial vessels Gateway Endeavor and Manatee, and several local fishing vessels.
Ortiz, 43, fell overboard while he was working on the stern of the 39-foot Dominatrix about 2 p.m., Tuesday."
Here is a link to the Mayday Call and a Video Clip from the Coast Guard
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Friday, October 09, 2009
GARMIN® BLUECHART G2 AND G2 VISION V2009 Recall
From the pages of the USCG News: "Garmin, Ltd. has announced a voluntary product safety recall of the 2009 version of its marine cartography data card, BlueChart® g2 and g2 Vision. Affected data cards were sold between April 8 and June 3, 2009.
Garmin has received reports of data cards giving inaccurate depth indications in waters along the coast of Sweden and Denmark. As a result, Garmin has chosen to recall all 2009 versions of the BlueChart g2 and g2 Vision cards sold in micro SD/SD card format. Customers are advised not to use these data cards for navigation.
Affected customers will be provided with a free replacement. BlueChart or BlueChart g2 Vision v2008.5; and when the 2009 version has been corrected Garmin will make it available free of charge to those customers. For more information on the recall go to www.garmin.com/bluechartrecall "
Garmin has received reports of data cards giving inaccurate depth indications in waters along the coast of Sweden and Denmark. As a result, Garmin has chosen to recall all 2009 versions of the BlueChart g2 and g2 Vision cards sold in micro SD/SD card format. Customers are advised not to use these data cards for navigation.
Affected customers will be provided with a free replacement. BlueChart or BlueChart g2 Vision v2008.5; and when the 2009 version has been corrected Garmin will make it available free of charge to those customers. For more information on the recall go to www.garmin.com/bluechartrecall "
Friday, October 02, 2009
Coast Guard Rescues Kayaker
On September 27th, the U.S. Coast Guard First District Office of Public Affairs made the following news release:"BOSTON — A Station Point Allerton, Mass. 41-foot utility boat rescued a man who fell off a kayak near Natasket Beach in Hull, Mass., Sunday, 6:15 a.m.
A concerned friend called the station at 3:30 a.m. reporting his buddy took a kayak out at 11:30 p.m. Saturday but did not return.
The station launched the 41-foot utility boat at 4 a.m. while personnel from the station and the Hull Fire Dept. searched the beach from land.
The missing man called out to the search party on the beach from aboard a moored boat he swam to after falling off the kayak.
The beach search party directed the Coast Guard boat crew to the man's location, where he was rescued and transported to shore where a waiting ambulance took him to South Shore Hospital.
Winds were 20-knots, seas 2-to-4 feet, and the water was 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
The man was not wearing a life jacket and was very cold and shivering when he was rescued. He was treated for hypothermia by the boat crew while he was transported to shore.
The Cohasset, Mass. Harbor Master and Hull Police Dept. also assisted in the search.
"The man was lucky to have fallen out of the kayak near where the boat was moored up so he could get himself out of the cold water," said Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Fahey at Station Point Allerton. "We are glad we rescued this man, but we don't advise people to go out in kayaks in bad weather because they can tip over very easily." "
A concerned friend called the station at 3:30 a.m. reporting his buddy took a kayak out at 11:30 p.m. Saturday but did not return.
The station launched the 41-foot utility boat at 4 a.m. while personnel from the station and the Hull Fire Dept. searched the beach from land.
The missing man called out to the search party on the beach from aboard a moored boat he swam to after falling off the kayak.
The beach search party directed the Coast Guard boat crew to the man's location, where he was rescued and transported to shore where a waiting ambulance took him to South Shore Hospital.
Winds were 20-knots, seas 2-to-4 feet, and the water was 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
The man was not wearing a life jacket and was very cold and shivering when he was rescued. He was treated for hypothermia by the boat crew while he was transported to shore.
The Cohasset, Mass. Harbor Master and Hull Police Dept. also assisted in the search.
"The man was lucky to have fallen out of the kayak near where the boat was moored up so he could get himself out of the cold water," said Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Fahey at Station Point Allerton. "We are glad we rescued this man, but we don't advise people to go out in kayaks in bad weather because they can tip over very easily." "
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