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Liverpool Coastguard Coordinate Rescue of Passengers From Listing Vessel
Liverpool Coastguard is coordinating the rescue of four passengers from the roll on roll off ferry Riverdance four miles off Fleetwood in the Irish Sea. The 19 crew are likely to stay on board for the time being. read more..
Climber Rescued From Cliff Face
A man was rescued from a cliff face this morning by Coastguards after he became disorientated whilst climbing at Calver, near Sandown. read more..
Climber Stuck for Hour on Cliffs in Swanage
At 19.40 this evening Portland Coastguard received a 999 call requesting assistance in the rescue of a climber stuck on cliffs near Swanage. read more..
Hang Glider Rescued From Cliffs At Portwrinkle
Shortly before 1400 this afternoon Brixham Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received numerous 999 calls from members of the public with reports of a hang glider that had apparently made an uncontrolled descent into cliffs at Portwrinkle. read more..
Inverness Coastguard Team Active in Herding Livestock Threatened By Rising Water
Inverness Coastguard Rescue Team, specialists in swift water rescue, and their Sector Manager Mike Armitage, have been active this morning in assisting in the rescue of various animals and farmers who were threatened by fast flowing and rising water in sleety rain and high winds. read more..
Anglo Spanish Fishing Vessel Alerts Coastguard to Fire
Around 12.30 today, Clyde Coastguard received a telephone call from the Coastguard in Madrid requesting urgent assistance to a fishing vessel the `Shark, which had an out of control fire on board within the accommodation area, and was off the coast of Ireland, but within the United Kingdoms search and rescue area. read more..
The first phase of the removal of the stern section of the MSC Napoli has now ended. All the accommodation block has been cut away and the scrap has been removed for disposal. The bow section was towed to a yard in Northern Ireland last year. read more..
At the site of the wreck the UK tug Anglian Earl is remaining on scene as a guardship. With 46.8 metres of estimated clearance over the wreck it is not seen to be a hazard to navigation but a full survey of the wreck site will be carried out today by the Irish Lights vessel Granuaile. The vessel arrived on scene this morning and will confirm the precise clearance. The Temporary Exclusion Zone of 1000 metres is still in force. read more..
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have this morning issued guidelines to members of the public who find timber on the coastline resulting from the Ice Prince incident. read more..
16 January, 2008
At a meeting this morning convened by the Secretarys of State Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) Hugh Shaw, various options were discussed on minimising the impact of the loss of cargo or oil from the sunken `Ice Prince. read more..
At a quarter to one this morning, the general cargo vessel `Ice Prince sank in very rough weather approximately 26 miles south south east of the Portland Bill (50 09.9N 002 02.08W). read more..
Grounded Car Carrier Refloated
At 20.38 this evening the car carrier City Of Sunderland was successfully refloated with the assistance of two tugs; the Svitzer Trimley from Harwich and the Grey Test from Felixstowe. read more..
Car Carrier Aground Off Cromer
In the early hours of Monday morning a large car carrier The City of Sunderland weighing 9576 Gross Registered Tonnes and carrying 642 cars, ran aground at the south edge of Haisborough Sands, 8 miles off the coast between Cromer and Great Yarmouth Norfolk. read more..
Vessel Abandoned and Drifting Mid Channel
At just before midnight last night it was confirmed to the Coastguard at Brixham that all 20 crew had now abandoned the `Ice Prince which has is presently drifting and listing at 40 degrees to port. The stricken vessel has some navigation lights showing and some partial upper deck lights. read more..
Vessel Disabled and Drifting Mid Channel
At just after 7.00 p.m. this evening Brixham Coastguard became aware through an emergency call that a general cargo vessel, the Greek registered, 6395 ton, `Ice Prince was in difficulties mid channel. The vessel has been plotted to be 35 miles south east of Start Point. read more..
Uk Coastguard Alerted to Man Injured on Boat 600 Miles Off Shore
At just after 7.45 this evening, Falmouth Coastguard were in receipt of a call from a member of the public who was very worried about a friend, Alan Thompson from Chichester, aged 61, who single handedly, is bringing a a yacht `Padolu back from the US to the UK and had fallen severely hurting himself. read more..
Chemical Tanker Successfully Towed to Portland Port
The empty chemical tanker, `Mariella which had been drifting earlier today in Weymouth Bay in sever weather has now been towed to Portland Port by the Coastguard Emergency Towing Tug `Anglian Earl. read more..
Coastguard Tug Mobilised to Drifting Chemical Vessel
Just before 11.30 this morning Portland Coastguard were alerted to a chemical tanker the `Mariella, a 1986 built, 41,766 tonne, 228 metre long Norwegian vessel with an 8.3 metre draft which had dragged its anchor in gale force conditions with winds gusting up to 45 knots in Weymouth Bay. read more..
Man Missing From Isle of Wight Ferry
At 8:15 this morning Solent Coastguard received a radio call from the Red Osprey ferry reporting that a foot passenger seen to board in Southampton had not disembarked in Cowes on arrival at 8:06am. A full search of the ferry was conducted but the man had not been found. read more..
Master Three Times Over Alcohol Limit
The Master of a coaster was brought before a Magistrates Court yesterday after being found to be three times over the prescribed limits for alcohol when preparing to sail. Oleg Syrovatko, a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty to one breach of the Railway and Transport Safety Act 2003. read more..
A hoax caller who risked the lives of members of the public and rescuers by making a malicious call to Holyhead Coastguard on August 1st 2007 was today sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. Patrick Lane pleaded guilty to the charge of causing a public nuisance and was sentenced today at Caernarfon Crown Court. read more..
Search Resumes for Missing Man in Argyll
Clyde Coastguard resumed a search this morning for a man reported missing at 1820 last night from Davaar Island near the Mull of Kintyre. The man was traveling along the Doirlinn, a causeway between Davaar Island and Campbeltown and had not reached his destination. read more..
Merchant Vessel Listing in Bad Weather
At 0400 this morning Aberdeen MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) received a call from a merchant vessel, the Nordgard, reporting that some of their cargo had shifted due to the severe weather and that the vessel was now suffering a 25 degree list. read more..
Fishing Vessel Rescued South of Isle of Tiree
At quarter past eight this evening Stornoway MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) received a call from a fishing vessel that was taking on water 23 miles South of the Isle of Tiree. read more..
Search for Missing Man Ongoing in Argyll
An air and land based search has been ongoing throughout the evening between Davaar Island and Campbeltown near the Mull of Kintyre after Clyde MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre) received a 999 call from woman reporting that her husband had left the island in a vehicle and had not returned. read more..
British Sailor Rescued Off Casablanca
At 1.00 this morning Falmouth Coastguard received a distress alert from a 406 EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon). The yacht had sustained storm damage in extreme weather conditions. read more..
Container Vessel Refloated in Dover Strait
A large container vessel ran aground in the Dover Strait this morning and has been successfully refloated this evening. read more..
Container Vessel Aground in Dover Strait
A large container vessel ran aground in the Dover Strait this morning and Dover Coastguard has sent the Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel, Anglian Monarch to render assistance and assess the situation. read more..
Coastguards Rescue Bait Digger From Mud Flats in Fog
Bradwell Coastguard Rescue Team rescued a lost bait digger from treacherous mud flats this afternoon after thick fog closed in. read more..