Boatwatch.org, formerly known as International Boat Watch Network, established in 2001 as a public service to the Maritime Community, has new ownership and managers.  Eddie and Glenn Tuttle of Punta Gorda, Florida accepted the responsibility in July, 2019, and have been busy with a brand new and updated website Boatwatch.org,  as well as an accompanying Facebook Group called Boat Watch. 

The Tuttles will continue the operation and management of the organization, bringing it to new heights as a credible organization, and to serve as a conduit between the family and friends of overdue and missing cruisers and the many governmental agencies responsible for Search and Rescue Operations throughout the world.

Boatwatch.org is supported by the Seven Seas Cruising Organization HF Radio Service KPK which broadcasts daily on SSB Radio Frequency 8.104 at 0715 hrs EST or 0815 EDT (1215 hrs UTC).  Boatwatch.org  is a proud partner of the Caribbean Safety and Security Net, helping keep cruisers advised of crimes against yachts throughout the Caribbean. 

Radio Station KPK effectively covers the area from Nova Scotia to South America, and out to Europe and is available daily to assist any cruiser with our land-based resources, such as radio checks, phone patches to medical or mechanical professionals, or whatever we can do to assist vessels in remote locations. 

Check out our new website Boatwatch.org for Current Watches, Unresolved Cases, Resolved Cases, Resources, Float Plans, and interesting stories of actual rescues and what you can do to be a well prepared and educated cruiser. 

If you have a rescue story or news regarding safety at sea, we would be glad to post it on our website.  We also have an easy to use form for filing a report of a missing or overdue vessel.  It’s all about Cruisers Helping Cruisers.

Boatwatch.org  is partners with the Caribbean Safety & Security Net, Marine Weather Center, Noonsite, Seven Seas Cruising Association, The Maritime Mobile Service Network, Cruisers Network Online , and The Hurricane Watch Net.

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