Boat Watch Incident
History
2007
Margarita, December 30, 2007 --
Sixteen Grenadian citizens who left Port of Spain, Trinidad
on Thursday December 20, 2007, aboard
the MV ¨CHRISTY B¨on what should have been a twelve
hour
journey to Grenada, finally returned to
Grenada on Sunday -- not by boat, but by air.
MV “CHRISTY B” which was carrying the
passengers experienced mechanical problems enroute to Grenada
and eventually on December 24 arrived on
an island five hours north of Margarita Island known as “Los
Testigos” after being at sea for approximately
three days.
After
exploring several options in order to have the shipwrecked passengers safely
repatriated to
Grenada, the Government of Grenada
through its Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela was able to have the
passengers transported by the
Venezuelan Coast Guard to Margarita Island on the evening of
December 28, 2007 where accommodation
and meals were provided.
On
Sunday Grenada’s Ambassador to Venezuela Richard Mc Phail
through his Embassy ensured that
tickets were purchased for the
Grenadian Citizens (five females and eleven males) and they were
all able to fly back to their families
in Grenada aboard “ConViasa” flight number 2100 which
arrived at Point Salines
International Airport just after midday.
09/17/2007 S/V Grainne overdue Kaui to the Marshall's. 09/20/2007 S/Y Grainne arrived safely in Majuro.
09/10/2007 F/V ARIADNE OMAR overdue. 09/11/2007 F/V ARIADNE OMAR located.
08/23/2007 The ISLAND WOMAN's owner has been located in Vancouver Canada.
07/19/2007 The LEALEA has been found safe. They are currently off the coast of Washington State inbound to Neah Bay.
06/30/2007 Triumph of Hope overdue Venezuela. 07/07/2007 Everyone reported well onboard.
06/27/2007 S/V Charisma’s EPIRB activated on the 25. 06/28/2007 POB located safe. Boat was lost.
06/07/2007 S/V Paragon overdue Culebra to Florida. 06/09/2007 Paragon located Norfolk, VA.
06/06/2007 S/V Moonshadow overdue. 06/08/2007 Vessel located Atuona, HIva Oa. All well onboard.
06/04/2007 Urgent message for S/V Relax. Message delivered. Relatives will be contacted.
05/31/2007 S/V Lady Ann overdue. 06/01/2007 Lady Ann located in Great Harbor by CG. Relatives contacted.
05/17/2007 BANANA SPLIT overdue Bahamas. Unresolved
05/14/2007 S/V Odyssey overdue. 05/15/2007 Odyssey located Anguilla and is headed back to St Maarten this morning. All is well on board.
05/09/2007 S/V Free Spirit overdue. 05/10/2007 Free Spirit arrived Hiva Oa. Contacted relatives
05/08/2007 M/V Song of San Francisco overdue. 05/09/2007 Located in Guatemala. Relatives contacted.
05/06/2007 S/V Leila overdue. 05/07/2007 Located between Bonaire and Trinidad.
04/19/2007 S/V Winter Wind overdue. Located and notified to phone home.
04/06/2007 S/V Johannas overdue. Report to Al Whittmore 401-965-1284 or al@sailsimplicity.com. Unresolved
03/28/2007 M/V Bella missing (unreported) Baja, California. Contacted 03/29. All okay.
03/07/2007 S/V Tenacious Report to Richard Mogford 650-604-1922, 659-743-4417 or rchrdm@earthlink.net. Unresolved
02/28/2007 S/V Colros overdue. Report to Barbara Smith (bsmith@getty.edu,310-745-4660 or 310-440-7118. Unresolved.
01/28/2007 S/V AMISTAD overdue Acapulco to Panama Canal. Located Costa Rica 01/29, all okay.