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Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 20-03-2016, 14:11
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi All,

No news from Maratonga or her crew. Mobile msg was a red herring. No message was sent after all. Family is now working to try and get satellite pic from day of dissapearance. Nobody wants...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-12-2015, 06:41
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

That is true ..... and now let's hope she gets the info she needs as fast as possible.........

Actually bizarre there is no short cut or distress way in those matters for a fast action......
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-12-2015, 06:36
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Does this apply also to a signal outside of US or EU?

So far we have no idea from where it was sent or where to........ basically we don't know anything, except that the Argentinian phone company...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-12-2015, 06:08
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi Littlechay,

yes in principle you are right, just this is a mobile with contract. Every month it is paid, so for the contract terms the number stays with Raul whether he uses it or not. And...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-12-2015, 05:52
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi Barnakiel,

She has written to the Chancery ánd Foreign Affairs of Argentinia......

Just sooooooo much time and soooooo much red tape again !!!

I also don't know how anybody would be able...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 30-12-2015, 03:06
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi All,

There is news .......
Grasping at straws, my friend Monique called the phone company from her husband's mobile and asked if there had been any action on the phone since July.

The...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 11-12-2015, 09:55
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi Steady,

Nope, nothing found, nothing seen, no news at all...... but we don't give up, Fighting to get navtex messages up again. Emails to shipping companies for look out and so on .....

I...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 11-12-2015, 04:47
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Honestly, we have no idea what happened after the last track coordinates from Spot device. What we could see is that they turned from heading east to south south east .....

The thing that might be...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 09-12-2015, 12:56
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi All,

Just an update that there is no news yet. Nothing about the crew and nothing about Maratonga nor any flotsam anywhere.

A nice bit of news is that the family of the famous Tunante II is...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 02-11-2015, 00:37
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Lamorocha,

I've sent the same questions about the EPIRB to the family ....... who might get the info of the second owner of Maratonga

The question about the 14.155 frequency and the name...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 01-11-2015, 10:09
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi SVLAMOROCHA,

Thanks for thinking about that. My friend has been in touch with Rafael (Rueda de los Navegantes) and he is indeed aware and active on the search.....

Having been surfing the...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 13-10-2015, 11:10
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi N2H2O,

Thanks for your info,now I understand and now we have more to work with ..... We are trying to find somebody to contact the spanish net and find any info on Maratonga. Even old info is...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 04-10-2015, 09:54
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi N2H2O,

Just a question ....... Why would they have put Paul on the SSB for speaking English if the calls were made on a Spanish speaking net ..... I am a bit confused

Carla
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-10-2015, 13:11
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Steady Hand,

Thanks for the kind and wise words. we will keep hope alive

Carla
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-10-2015, 10:54
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi Staedy Hand,

Yes they are still missing .......

They left Norfolk on July 13 and last contact was on July 26 .........
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-10-2015, 10:45
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

True CarstenWL,

But any contact from anyone anywhere may lead to more info ........
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-10-2015, 10:35
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Thanks Malbert,

A Pan Pan is broadcasted, so hopefully somehow somewhere some vessel will spot them and report that good news
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 03-10-2015, 10:08
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi N2H2O

When were the dates when you heard the name MARATONGA spoken in Spanish ??? Was it a male voice or female voice? If you don't know exactly when please give an approximate ....

Carla
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 29-09-2015, 09:26
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi Exile,

Thank you so much for your kind reply and given the circumstances I might wel have done the same....... No hard feelings at all !!!

Yes I quickly did register with trans-ocean.org to...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 29-09-2015, 07:18
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

First a big thanks for all who are trying to help any which way they can and could....

Second a very gentle request to please ... when one receives some positive information about Maratonga and/or...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 28-09-2015, 10:23
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi Exile,

Do you have any more info.... my friend just called there and no sign of MARATONGA nor skipper and crew

Thanks

Carla
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 25-09-2015, 01:15
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

I contacted my friend who in turn contacted the second owner who did not go on the trip. He says no EPIRB .

My friend who is not a sailor, has never been on a sailboat, she has been pestering the...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 24-09-2015, 08:07
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

It was s/v Andiamo who decided to head back to Cobbs Marina in Norfolk due to this weather feature
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 24-09-2015, 07:40
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

Hi ESTARZINGER,

Maybe they didn't want to take a chance with Claudette

Post-Tropical Cyclone Claudette | Weather Underground...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 24-09-2015, 07:20
Replies: 109
Views: 39,727
Posted By cloggieboots
Re: S/V MARATONGA missing in Atlantic

First contact with SPOT Satellite GPS message was on July 13, the last one on the 26th.

They were together with s/v Andiamo a 43` Swan in Cobbs Marine. They both took off on Monday the 13th but...
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