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Show incidents from To Date: 24/03/2026Tuesday 24th March 2026, 4:00pm – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a telephone call from a member of public, reporting that a 36ft Power Craft was very low in the water on its moorings in Riddell’s Bay. BMOC contacted the registered owner of the vessel, whom promptly attended and secured the vessel, indicating the bilge had filled with recent rain and the vessels battery was flat. This incident is a timely reminder to ensure Boats & Moorings have the most up to date contact information on file for registered boat owners, and that routine checks include the working order of the vessels bilge and battery.Date: 20/03/2026Friday 20th March 2026, 8:15am – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre / RCC Bermuda received notification from ships agents Meyers, that the captain onboard the Marshall Islands Registered 114,380grt LNG Tanker Ship M/V FLEX ARETEMIS, advising they wished to divert to Bermuda at best speed, to transfer a Filipino crew member who was suffering from serious abdominal pains. The vessel was on passage from Algeciras, Spain and was bound for Lake Charles, USA. The vessel arrived offshore in Bermuda Waters on Saturday 21st March at 11:45am, the 49-year-old Filipino Crew Member was safely transferred to Ordnance Island by the Pilot/Rescue Boat St George, and subsequently taken by ambulance to KEMH for medical treatment.Date: 20/03/2026Friday 20th March 2026, 12:20pm – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre / RCC Bermuda received notification from the US Coast Guard, RCC Norfolk. Indicating that the captain onboard the Liberian Registered 44,733grt Bulk Carrier M/V BASIC PASSION, wished to potentially divert to Bermuda at best speed, to transfer a Filipino crew member who had sustained injuries resulting from a fall onboard due to inclement weather while working on deck. The vessel was on passage from Rotterdam, Netherlands and was bound for Convent, Louisiana USA. The vessel arrived offshore in Bermuda Waters on Monday 23rd March at 11:30pm, whereby the 39-year-old Filipino Crew Member was safely transferred to Ordnance Island by the Pilot/Rescue Boat St George, and subsequently taken by ambulance to KEMH for medical treatment.Date: 14/03/2026Saturday 14th March 2026, 2:30pm – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a marine VHF radio call on channel 16, from the power craft GROOVY CHICKS, reporting an incident in which a rental Boston Whaler had gone hard aground, while underway in the vicinity of Castle Roads, with a female occupant sustaining cuts and bruises. The P/C GROOVY CHICKS assisted and brought both occupants quickly ashore to Grotto Bay Hotel Dock, where an awaiting ambulance assisted the female, the rental boat was brought back ashore having sustained some damage, with the occupants, whom were on vacation in Bermuda, confirming they had not been paying full attention while underway and grounded the vessel while underway.
