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Florida Keys, Atlantic side

Capsize · Rescue

A 26 ft catamaran capsizes five miles south of Boot Key Harbor in the Florida Keys; a mayday on channel 16 brings a Coast Guard crew to the four people clinging to her hull

On 18 October 2026 a 26 ft catamaran capsized about five miles south of Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, in the Florida Keys, with a small craft advisory in effect. The four aboard sent a mayday on VHF channel 16 and clung to the hull until a Coast Guard crew from Station Marathon took them off. Nobody was hurt.

off Boot Key Harbor · Catamaran, 26 ft (sail or power not reported)2026Rescued

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German Bight, off the East Frisian Islands

Catamaran dismasted north of Wangerooge; faint Mayday, crew towed to Hooksiel

A 10 m catamaran loses her mast; a faint Mayday with no name or position brings the sea rescuers, who tow the couple to Hooksiel

On 25 September 2026 a 10 m catamaran lost her mast about nine miles north of Wangerooge, in light wind. The couple aboard sent a faint Mayday that gave no name or position. A passing yacht found them, and German sea rescuers cut the rig away and towed the boat to Hooksiel.

north of Wangerooge · Cabin catamaran2026Rescued

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Northern Sporades

Dragging anchor · Grounding · Abandon ship · Rescue

Anchored sailboat breaks free in a north-east gale and is driven onto the rocks; the British couple aboard shelter in a cave until rescuers reach them

Before dawn on 14 October 2026 a sailboat anchored in Xero cove, on Peristera near Alonissos, lost her anchor in a north-east gale and was driven onto rocks. The British couple aboard climbed into a cave. Coast Guard officers on a private boat took them off. They had hypothermia but recovered.

off Peristera · Sailboat2026Rescued

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North coast of Corfu

Grounding · Flooding

A UK-flagged sailboat runs onto sand, and starts taking on water; the one person aboard gets ashore unaided

In October 2026 a UK-flagged sailboat ran onto a sandy patch off Sidari, on the north coast of Corfu, and began taking on water. The one person aboard left the boat and reached the shore unaided. No one was hurt. The cause and the boat's fate were not reported.

off Sidari Corfu · Sailboat2026Abandoned

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Nantucket Sound

Capsize · Rescue

Catamaran capsizes three miles; two sailors who drifted away from the hull are found by a police boat

On 1 October 2026 a catamaran capsized about three miles off Craigville Beach in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Both men aboard were in the water in life jackets and called police on a phone sealed in a plastic bag. A police boat found them 200 yards from the hull. Neither was hurt.

off Craigville Beach · Sailing catamaran2026Rescued

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Woods Hole Passage, between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound

Flooding · Abandon ship · Rescue

A 30 ft sailboat takes on water and sinks; the lone sailor, wearing a life jacket, is pulled from the water by the Coast Guard

Early on 10 October 2026 a 30 ft sailboat with one man aboard took on water and sank in Woods Hole Passage, off Falmouth, Massachusetts. He was wearing a life jacket. A Coast Guard crew from Station Woods Hole pulled him from the water. He was checked for hypothermia and was not hurt.

off Woods Hole Passage · Sailboat2026Sunk

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Off Coronado, San Diego

Sailboat aground and flooding in the surf off Coronado; man trapped in the cabin freed by a helicopter rescue swimmer

Sailboat aground in the surf off Coronado floods with a man trapped in the cabin; a Coast Guard rescue swimmer hands him a snorkel and tears open the cabin roof

Early on 11 October 2026 a sailboat went aground in the surf off Coronado, California, and flooded with a man trapped in the cabin. A Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer gave him his snorkel so he could breathe, tore open part of the cabin roof and got him out. He was handed to paramedics in San Diego.

off Coronado · Sailboat2026Rescued

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Minho River mouth (Portugal-Spain border)

Grounding · Rescue

German sailboat Hai Hamburg runs aground on the sandbank at the mouth of the Minho; Maritime Police take the three aboard to safety

On the afternoon of 11 October 2026 the German-flagged sailboat Hai Hamburg, a 14 m two-master with three people aboard, ran aground on a sandbank at the mouth of the Minho River as she left Caminha, Portugal. The Maritime Police took all three to Caminha harbour. Nobody was hurt.

Hai Hamburg · Sailing yacht (two-masted)2026Rescued

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Off Cabo da Roca, Portuguese coast

Fire · Abandon ship · Rescue

Fire aboard a sailboat; the Swedish skipper, sailing alone, is picked up from his dinghy by the Portuguese Navy

Late on 4 October 2026 a fire broke out aboard a sailboat about 5 nautical miles north-west of Cabo da Roca, Portugal. The skipper, a 69-year-old Swede sailing alone, left in the dinghy and called 112. A Portuguese Navy patrol ship found the yacht empty, then picked him up unhurt.

off Cabo da Roca · Sailboat2026Rescued

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Gulf of Corinth

Sailboat unsteerable after mechanical failure in Beaufort 8-9 off Corinth; four rescued by coast guard and tugs

A 13 m sailboat with four Italians aboard is left unsteerable by a mechanical failure in Beaufort 8 to 9 outside Corinth harbour; coast guard and two Canal tugs bring her in

On 1 October 2026 a 13 m sailboat with four Italians aboard was left unsteerable by a mechanical failure in winds of Beaufort 8 to 9 outside the port of Corinth, Greece. Hellenic Coast Guard units and two Corinth Canal tugs worked for two hours to reach her and tow her in. All four were well.

off Corinth harbour · Sailing yacht2026Rescued

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Playa de la Concha de Artedo, Cudillero, Asturias, Spain

Bay of Biscay, Asturian coast

Grounding

A German sailboat bound for the Caribbean breaks down and is set onto the rocks at Asturias; both aboard are unhurt

In September 2026 a German sailboat with two aboard, on passage to the Caribbean, suffered a breakdown off Asturias and was carried by the tide onto the rocks at Concha de Artedo, Cudillero. The hull was damaged; both crew were unhurt. A later headline reports she was got off successfully.

off Concha de Artedo · Sailboat2026Returned safely

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Caribbean Sea, east of Cozumel

Engine failure · Rig failure · Rescue

Engine and rig failure leave a US single-hander drifting 70 nautical miles off Cozumel; the Mexican Navy takes him off and tows his boat in

On 1 May 2026 the 32 ft sailboat Breezy Lee, sailed alone by an American from Florida, lost her engine and suffered rig problems about 70 nautical miles east-south-east of Cozumel. The Mexican Navy patrol vessel ARM Independencia took him aboard in good health and towed the boat to Cozumel.

Breezy Lee · Sailboat, about 32 ft2026Rescued

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North Sea

Solo sailor abandons his yacht as she takes on water in rough seas east of Shetland

A Norwegian solo sailor abandons his 9 m yacht as she takes on water in a rising southeasterly off Shetland

On 30 September 2026 a Norwegian sailor crossing alone from Bergen in a 9 m yacht found her taking on more and more water in strong southeasterly winds and heavy swell, about 14 nautical miles east of Whalsay, Shetland. Lerwick lifeboat took him off, uninjured, while a trawler gave shelter. The yacht was abandoned.

off Shetland · Sailing yacht (9 m)2026Abandoned

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Location not recorded

Fire · Abandon ship · Rescue

Spectacular fire on a sailboat in the Bay of Palma

On 28 August 2026 the charter yacht The Third Man, a 2024-built Dufour 530 Smart Electric, caught fire in the Bay of Palma, Mallorca. Local press reports the fire began in her lithium batteries. Nearby boats and jet skis took all five people aboard off unhurt, and the burning yacht sank under the supervision of Salvamento Maritimo.

off bay of Palma · Vessel2026Sunk

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German Bight, off the East Frisian Islands

Capsize · Dismasting · Rescue

A 69-year-old sailing alone capsizes his small catamaran off the East Frisian islands; he raises the alarm himself and is winched up by a Navy helicopter

On 17 August 2026 a 69-year-old sailing alone capsized his small catamaran, with a broken mast, in the North Sea between Langeoog and Spiekeroog. He raised the alarm himself and was wearing a thermal suit. Because his position was unclear, two lifeboats, a fishing boat and a Navy helicopter searched; the helicopter found and winched him up unhurt.

off the East Frisian islands · Sailing catamaran (small)2026Rescued

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Santa Barbara Channel, Channel Islands

Grounding · Rescue

A lone sailor's 25-ft boat runs aground on a Santa Rosa Island beach; he calls the Coast Guard on channel 16 and is lifted off by helicopter

On 24 September 2026 a lone sailor's 25-ft sailboat ran aground on a beach on Santa Rosa Island in California's Channel Islands. He called the Coast Guard on VHF channel 16, and an MH-60 Jayhawk from Air Station Ventura lifted him off unhurt. A tow company later recovered the boat to Ventura Harbor.

off Santa Rosa Island · Sailboat (25 ft)2026Rescued

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Methoni Strait, south-western Peloponnese

Grounding · Flooding

A Polish-flagged sailboat runs aground in the Methoni Strait and starts taking on water; the two people aboard are unhurt

On 31 August 2026 a Polish-flagged sailboat with two people aboard ran aground near Kouloura islet in the Methoni Strait, off the south-western Peloponnese, and began taking on water. The wind was a light north-easterly. A private boat with a diver and Hellenic Coast Guard officers went to her; both people aboard were unhurt.

off Methoni Strait · Sailing yacht2026Returned safely

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Iddefjorden, Norway-Sweden border

Capsize

A catamaran capsizes in the Iddefjord near Halden; everyone aboard is reported safe

A catamaran capsized in the Iddefjord, near Halden on the Norway-Sweden border, and everyone aboard was reported safe. The number of people aboard, the date and the cause could not be established from the available reports.

off Halden · Catamaran2026Returned safely

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Bay of Biscay

Man overboard

A 13 m yacht is found drifting and empty in the Bay of Biscay two days after her solo skipper left for Cape Verde; she sinks and the search is called off

On 17 August 2026 a Brittany Ferries crew found the 13 m yacht Anaho 2 drifting and empty about 100 km west of the Ile d'Yeu, two days after her 71-year-old skipper had left Arzal alone for Cape Verde. No beacon had been triggered. Air searches found only her empty tender. She sank the next evening and the search was called off.

Anaho 2 · Sailing yacht (13 m)2026Sunk

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Southern Coral Sea, between Norfolk Island and New Caledonia

Collision · Flooding · Abandon ship · Rescue

A yacht strikes a whale north of Norfolk Island and starts to sink; her four crew set off the EPIRB, take to the liferaft and are picked up by a cargo ship

On 26 September 2026 the Australian-flagged 15.5 m yacht Tai Tam struck a whale about 250 nautical miles north of Norfolk Island and began to sink. Her four crew activated their EPIRB and abandoned into a liferaft. An RNZAF P-8A Poseidon found them, and the cargo ship Sofrana Surville picked all four up unhurt early the next morning.

Tai Tam · Yacht (15.5 m)2026Sunk

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North Atlantic, north-east of the Azores

Rig failure · Steering failure · Rescue · Abandon ship

A French yacht loses her rig and her steering far out in the Atlantic; a fishing boat takes off the two aboard

Between 22 and 24 August 2026 the Portuguese Navy coordinated the rescue of two French sailors from their yacht about 484 nautical miles north-east of Sao Miguel in the Azores. The boat was drifting with serious mast damage and no steering. A Spanish fishing vessel took the pair off, and they were later transferred to a Greek tanker in good health. The yacht was left behind.

484 nautical miles north-east of Sao Miguel · Sailing yacht2026Rescued

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Location not recorded

Grounding · Structural failure · Flooding · Capsize · Rescue

25m Oyster sailing yacht Viva la Vida capsizes during Hamilton Island Race Week

On 21 August 2026, during Hamilton Island Race Week, the 25 m Oyster 825 Viva La Vida struck what is believed to be a rock or reef while running downwind under spinnaker at low tide. She lost her keel bulb, took on water faster than a pump could clear it, listed and capsized. All ten aboard were taken off unhurt by support vessels.

Viva · Sailing yacht2026Rescued

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Atlantic coast of northern Portugal

Grounding

A French catamaran on passage home runs onto the Viana do Castelo breakwater at midnight and is destroyed; her two crew walk ashore

Around midnight on 21 August 2026 a French sailing catamaran on delivery from the Mediterranean to France ran onto the Praia Norte breakwater at Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, and was destroyed. Her two crew got ashore by their own means, uninjured. The cause is under investigation.

off Viana do Castelo · Sailing catamaran2026Abandoned

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Eastern Indian Ocean, north-west of Western Australia

Flooding · Abandon ship · Rescue

A solo sailor's catamaran swamps in the Indian Ocean; his brother raises the alarm when he misses check-ins, and a Navy helicopter lifts him from his tender

On 6 September 2026 a Canadian sailing solo from Darwin to Christmas Island was rescued after his catamaran took on water in severe weather. His brother raised the alarm when he missed two check-ins. An AMSA aircraft found the boat by radar and dropped a liferaft and beacon, and a Navy helicopter winched him from his tender, unhurt.

off Christmas Island · Sailing catamaran2026Rescued

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Great Barrier Reef, off the Whitsundays

Grounding · Rescue · Medical emergency

A family's yacht runs onto a reef in the dark; a rescue helicopter winches parents and two children off at sunrise

Before dawn on 19 September 2026 a 10 m yacht carrying two adults and their children, aged 9 and 12, ran aground on Elizabeth Reef on the Great Barrier Reef, about 100 km north of the Whitsundays. A rescue helicopter from Mackay winched all four off at sunrise. The father was treated for head injuries.

off Queensland · Sailing yacht2026Rescued

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Costa Smeralda, Sardinia

Fire · Engine failure

A newly delivered luxury motor yacht sinks off Porto Cervo, Sardinia, after an engine-room fire

On 12 August 2026, the newly delivered 30-metre Amer F100 motor yacht Angiola II suffered an engine-room fire off Capo Ferro, near Porto Cervo, Sardinia, and sank in about 7 metres of water. All 14 people aboard were taken off safely by nearby boats; no injuries or fuel leak were reported.

Angiola II · Motor yacht (Amer F100)2026Sunk

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Aegean Sea, east coast of Naxos

A sailboat runs aground on a rocky seabed off Moutsouna, Naxos; six aboard reach shore unharmed

Six aboard escape unharmed as a sailboat runs aground on the rocky seabed off Moutsouna, Naxos

On 9 August 2026, a sailboat with six Greek nationals aboard ran aground on a rocky seabed off Moutsouna, on Naxos's east coast. All six reached shore on their own, uninjured; the cause of the grounding was not reported.

off Moutsouna · Sailboat2026Abandoned

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Aegean Sea, off Serifos, Cyclades

A sailboat loses steerage off Serifos after its sail tears; five aboard towed safely into Livadi harbour

A sailboat loses control off Serifos after its sail tears; five aboard towed safely into Livadi

On 5-6 August 2026, a sailboat carrying five foreign nationals lost steerage off Serifos, Greece, after its sail tore. Greece's Coast Guard and a Syros fishing vessel escorted it safely into Livadi harbour; no one was hurt.

off Serifos · Sailboat2026Returned safely

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Intracoastal Waterway, Manatee County

A catamaran crashes into a bridge piling and snaps its mast in strong winds off Manatee County, Florida

A catamaran crashes into a bridge piling and snaps its mast in strong winds off Florida

On 29 July 2026, a 30-foot catamaran struck a piling near the Manatee Avenue Bridge in Manatee County, Florida, in strong winds from a fast-building thunderstorm, snapping its mast. Marine deputies, lifeguards, and fire crews rescued both occupants; one had a minor head injury.

off Manatee Bridge · Catamaran2026Rescued

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Glacier Bay, Alaska

A humpback whale strikes and sinks a family's anchored sailboat in Glacier Bay National Park; all three rescued ashore

A humpback whale strikes and sinks a family's anchored sailboat in Glacier Bay National Park

Just before midnight on 29 July 2026, a humpback whale struck the Lewis family's anchored 25-foot sailboat near Gloomy Knob in Glacier Bay National Park, sinking it within three minutes. All three aboard swam to shore, built a fire, and were rescued by park rangers the next morning.

Glacier Bay · Sailboat2026Sunk

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