Return to Home
Show incidents from To Date: 22/04/2026Wednesday 22nd April, 11:00 am – EPIRB alert received from a U.S.A registered satellite distress beacon. The alert position was local to Bermuda and the U.S.A beacon register shows the EPIRB is registered to the visiting U.S. sailing vessel SANCTUARY, which had recently called Bermuda Radio for a radio check. SANCTUARY called RCC Bermuda by telephone and advised that they accidentally activated the unit while they were removing it from its mounting bracket. The U.S. Coastguard were informed that the activation was verified as false.Date: 19/04/2026Sunday 19th April, 10:50 am – RCC Norfolk contacted RCC Bermuda regarding an accident onboard the French registered LNG Tanker LNG ENTERPRIZE. The ship was at a position 140 miles south of Bermuda and the Captain had requested remote medical advice by telephone from MRCC Grenaiz regarding an injury to the ships cook. The ship decided to divert to Bermuda, safely disembarking the patient on Sunday evening to the pilot boat St George before continuing on passage to Greece.Date: 05/04/2026Sunday 5th April, 10:20 am – The shipping agent for the cruise ship LIBERTY OF THE SEAS reports that the ship plans to arrive in Dockyard, Bermuda, early on Monday 6th April as there was a medical emergency onboard, the ship's ETA being brought forward to 10:30 pm on Sunday evening. The ship intends to disembark the crew member to the pilot boat before waiting offshore for daylight and them proceeding to their berth in Dockyard. The crewmember was transferred to an ambulance at Ordnance Island at 11 pm and the ship arrived in Dockyard the following morning as planned.Date: 03/04/2026Friday 3rd April, 4:30 pm – RCC Bermuda was made aware that an aircraft was diverting to Bermuda after declaring an emergency. The airport was open and emergency services were made aware of the situation, the aircraft landed safely at 4:55 pm.Date: 02/04/2026Thursday 2nd April, 00:10 am – RCC Bermuda received an unscheduled SSAS, security alert from the Bermuda registered Gas Tanker G.H. NIGHTINGGALE. The company security officer was contacted and after communicating with the ship found the alert to be false and caused by incorrect testing of the system.
