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Show incidents from To    Date: 12/03/2024Tuesday 12th March, 9:00 am – The RoRo container ship OLEANDER called Bermuda Radio when outbound in Dundonald Channel advising that a fixed foam filled life raft had been observed between buoys 28 and 30. There was a strong North Westerly wind and the raft appeared to drifting towards Spanish Point area, the Bermuda Coast Guard recovered the raft and found it was marked with a vessel name and Key Largo, Fl. The United States Coast Guard in Miami were advised but unaware of any related incident.Date: 11/03/2024Monday 11th March 10:45 pm – RCC Bermuda received a telephone call from Police COMOPS advising that the 50ft dismasted ocean racing yacht EVEREST HORIZONTAL had broken from her mooring in Hamilton Harbour to the north of Whites Island and drifted onto a tour boat moored alongside in the area. The dismasted yacht had one person onboard who was taken off by a member of the public and the boat was secured to mooring buoy.Date: 25/02/2024Sunday 25th February, 3:40 am – RCC Bermuda were contacted by the United States Coast Guard at RCC Norfolk as they had received an undesignated distress from the Tall Ship EYE OF THE WIND in a position 200 miles south of Bermuda and inbound for Bermuda. The satellite phone number and email address for the ship were held by RCC Bermuda from previous visits but went unanswered, satellite AIS positions were updating as expected. RCC Norfolk diverted two merchant ships which were known to be in the area and a short time later the one of the diverted ships was able to confirm that they had established communications with the vessel and the distress alert was the result of accidental activation.Date: 20/02/2024Tuesday 20th February 2024 – 9:30am – Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received a satellite telephone call from the Bermuda Registered, P&O Cruise Ship VENTURA, which was on a transatlantic crossing from La Coruna, Spain to Freeport, Bahamas. The ship advised that an elderly male passenger required urgent medical assistance ashore, highlighting breathing difficulties being experienced by the gentleman. BMOC liaised with medical staff at KEMH, and a MEDICO transfer was arranged to take place at first light on Wednesday 21st February in the vicinity of the Sea Buoy at the East End. Given the weather conditions experienced offshore, the VENTURA proceeded into Murray's Anchorage, where the patient was transferred by the Pilot/Rescue Boat, St David, ashore to Ordnance Island. Escorted by a member of medical staff off the Cruise Ship, the patient was then taken by ambulance to KEMH. A short while later the VENTURA continued on passage best speed to the Caribbean.