Emergency #'s and SSB & Net Information for NW Caribbean

Please send any additional information to tami@saltysailors.com.

 

 

Thank you to the NW Caribbean Cruiser's that put this list together & Queen Mary for forwarding it to us.

 

Last Updated:   April 19, 2007

Ham Net:  Call as "Maritime Mobile Station"  14300 USB.  Give your ham sign or radio call sign and the nature of your emergency.

US Coast Guard:

       2182, 8291, 2670, 4125, 6215, 12290, 16420
       Miami-person-305-415-6800; Key West 305-292-8768
       Miami 305-535-4300;  Miami 1-800-874-7561

ITU SSB Channels (International Telecommunications Union).  The ITU Emergency Channels monitored by the US Coast Guard are as follows (as provided by Leanora and Deja Vu):

Channel 424; receive 4426; transmit 4134; 1930-0700 AST; range 500 miles
Channel 601; receive 6501; transmit 6200; 24 hours; medium range
Channel 816; receive 8764; transmit 8240; 24 hours a day; medium range
Channel 1205; receive 13089; transmit 12242; 0700-1930 AST; long range

International Distress Frequency-2182
US Coast Guard working channel-2670

Nets: 

Do Da Net-Dick Giddings-St. Jude:  on 8152 at 5pm EST daily
Cruiseheimer's Net:  7:30 CST 6227, 6224, 6230
Panama Connection Net:  7:30 CST (1330 zulu) 8107, 8167

CENTRAL AMERICA

 

To dial Central America you need to dial 011 in front of the Country Code.

MEXICO:  Bahia de lA Ascencion or Bahia Del Espiritu Santo

Tom Hamilton at Casa Blanca fishing lodge:  VHF ch.71 or tom@outdoortravelinc.com.

Casa Blanca office in Cancun 01-998-888-8496
Tom's cell phone: 521-998-156-3245
Nikki & Shon Allen:  Punta Allen 984-1876-1827

BELIZE:  (country code 501)

 

US Embassy Belmopan:  227-7161, Emergency 911
Belize City Port Authority:  223-0714, Emergency 999, VHF 16
San Pedro-Immigration - Sheldon Hudson:  612-7753.

Customs:  226-3341

Placencia info used for March 2007 rescue:

Tug Boat-Miss Gayle-Captain: Elvis 621-3652  vhf 16 if on boat
Miss Gayle Owner-Gustavo Cario:  227-7478
Miss Gayle has 600' of 3" line, no steel cable...did have 7 crew aboard!!!!!!!! Recommend minimum discussion on vhf for obvious reasons...

Let's Go Sailing-Shannon via radio vhf 16 or in person in Placencia (Frankie of Talisman owns LGS).

GUATEMALA: (country code 502)

 

US Embassy Guatemala City 2326-4000
Livingston - Customs-Raul:  7947-0083, VHF 16

Port Captain:  7947-0029

Navy:  7979-9369

Hector Ramiriz m/v Gaviota - towing:  5607-6306
Rio Dulce - Fire Dept & Ambulance:  5691-8299

Jungle Medic - Brian:  5735-9202, VHF 68

HONDURAS: (country code 504)
 

Port Captain-Coxen's Hole:  445-1265
Port Captain-Cortez:  665-1309
Port Captain-Tela:  488-2782
Roatan Fishing Boat-Bobby Jr.:  6488.0 daytime, 5488.0 nighttime
VHF channels for Roatan fishing boats-80, 13, 16, 10, 6
Utila- Port Captain's office #:  425-3116 and the cell is 9888-3559.

Immigration:  425-3365 no cell listed.
Puerto Castilla-Honduran Navy and Coast Guard stand by on Ch 18. Should be able to hear from Roatan and Guanaja.  Note 18 not 18a. 18 is International and 18A is United States VHF.

Port Capt. Guanaja:  453-4321
Port Capt. Castilla:  429-8019
Navy (Naval) VHF 18:  429-8008/09/10
Bebey (strong VHF in Pto. Castilla):  VHF 11 tel. 429-8247
Light-House (Guanaja):  VHF 16  Tel. 453-4291
In Guanaja VHF 6 for local boats/stations
Immigration Guanaja:  453-4531

PANAMA:  (country code is 507)

Port Captain: 757-9447. They stand by VHF Channel 16, sometimes Channel 68. They do not have SSB.

3 March 2006 - the Honduran government rescue center is reported by s/v Sundazzler to be on 10024, 6649, and 8918usb with a call sign of CENAMER. Their telephone number is 504-234-2507.
 

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