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Show incidents from To Date: 24/05/2025Saturday 24th May, 1:30 pm – RCC Bermuda received a satellite telephone call from the superyacht HOME on passage to Horta in a position over 1000 miles east northeast of Bermuda, a crew member onboard required medical assistance. The duty officer conferenced called in the United States Coast Guard flight surgeon and as the vessel was already so close to the Azores decision was made to carry on, the patients symptoms subsided as the yacht arrived in Horta for medical treatment.Date: 22/05/2025Thursday 22nd May, 9:45 am – RCC Bermuda received a 911 call via fire dispatch from the 50 ft visiting Catamaran AMANI which is at anchor t the West side of St Georges Harbour, the skipper feels weak and unwell, plans are considered to get medical staff onboard using the pilot boat or Coast Guard boats. Later in the afternoon the patient was landed ashore using the pilot boat.Date: 20/05/2025Tuesday 20th May, 12:45 pm – The scheduled visiting passenger ship CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE planned to increase speed and arrive in Bermuda 12 hours early as a guest suffering a medical problem intends to get off the ship and seek further medical assistance ashore. Bermuda Hospital Board, ships agent and the Department of marine and ports were consulted throughout. The ship arrived alongside in dockyard the evening before the planned visit and the patient and his wife went shore for medical assistance on arrival, the ships departure time remained the same.Date: 19/05/2025Monday 19th May, 11:30 am – The Pilot Boat St David was in routine service taking a pilot to board an inbound cruise ship, when outbound in St Georges Harbour passing Buoy SG 5 a swimmer was observed in the channel. The crew asked if the person was ok and found he required assistance. The swimmer was off a visiting yacht which was at anchor, the tender had got away from the yacht and drifted off, after chasing the tender the swimmer was tired and was taken onboard the pilot boat to rest before being assisted in recovering the tender.Date: 19/05/2025Monday 19th May, 2:20 pm – The Marine and Ports Buoy Tender DRAGON had been working around the east end of the Island, when returning to Dockyard they discovered a visiting yacht disabled in the south channel by buoys 20 / 21. The 88 ft U.K, registered yacht with 2 POB was taken in tow to a berth in Dockyard.Date: 18/05/2025Sunday 18th May, 5:50 pm – A 911 call was transferred to Bermuda Radio from a member of the public at the 9 beaches property, Sandys. The caller was observing children on a raft offshore between 9 beaches and Cambridge beaches and was concerned for their safety. The Bermuda Coast Guard were dispatched a found a raft at 9 beaches, people in the area confirmed children were playing on it but were now ashore and all accounted for.Date: 16/05/2025Friday 16th May, 5:00 pm – Bermuda Radio spoke with the inbound visiting yacht FANTASIO on approach to Bermuda and passed the relevant pre-arrival information. The French registered yacht made an approach to the east end but did not enter the Town Cut and proceeded along the Narrows, the yacht became uncontactable and the Bermuda Coast Guard dispatched a boat to escort FANTASIO back to St Georges Harbour.
