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31 March, 2009
Two Dogs Rescued By Coastguard Teams At Ness
At 0830 this morning Stornoway Coastguard were alerted to a stranded dog which was trapped on a ledge by cliffs at Habost in Ness on the Isle of Lewis. read more..
31 March, 2009
Coastguard Rescue Officer Awarded Postman of the Year
A postman and Station Officer for the coastguard has been named Royal Mails Postman of the Year by TV presenter Christine Bleakley at the companys 1st Class People Awards. read more..
29 March, 2009
Motorboaters Rescued From Burning Boat
Four motorboaters made a hasty retreat from their burning thirty-six foot boat this afternoon. read more..
Divers Rescued As Boat Driven on to West Scar Rocks
At 1:40 pm today the Redcar Coastguard Rescue Team and Redcar RNLI Inshore Lifeboats responded to a report of a dive boat aground on West Scar. read more..
School Children Airlifted to Safety
Nine teenagers from a secondary school in Bideford and their two teachers were rescued from Hartland Quay, North Devon late this afternoon, after they found themselves cut off by the tide. read more..
Two Golden Retrievers Get Stranded on Ledge
An elderly lady and her two dogs, one of which was blind were escorted to safety after the dogs got into difficulty earlier today. read more..
Multiple Search and Rescue on the River Tees
Humber Coastguard received a request to assist Cleveland Police this afternoon (1:45pm) with a search, after an unconfirmed report of a person in the water, near the Transporter Bridge on the River Tees. Police units had already arrived on scene along with Police Helicopter India 99. read more..
Mca Urge Recreational Sea Anglers to Wear a Lifejacket
Fewer than 2.5% of shore anglers wear lifejackets when fishing according to research carried out by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. The agency is advising all anglers, whether they practice their sport from the sea, on rocks or shore, to carry and wear a lifejacket when near the sea. read more..
Injured Hang Glider Recovered From Cliffs
Solent Coastguard received an emergency call this afternoon at around a quarter to four from the Isle of Wight ambulance service alerting the marine emergency service to an injured hang glider. read more..
Canoeists Recovered From Water
At quarter past two this afternoon Humber Coastguard were alerted to two canoes off the Redcar shoreline whose occupants appeared to be in great difficulty and needed assistance. read more..
Man Rescued From Rocks At Sennen Cove
At quarter to five this evening Falmouth Coastguard were alerted to a man from the Stoke-on-Trent area who had fallen about 30 foot from cliffs at Sennen Cove in Cornwall, quite near the shipwreck of the RMS Mulheim. The first informant had rung from the cliff top and the injured man was in a party of four. read more..
21 March, 2009
Cliff Climber Rushed to Hospital By Coastguard Helicopter
Portland Coastguard have been co-ordinating the rescue of a cliff faller south of Church Ope Cove, Portland, this afternoon. read more..
S92 Sikorsky Search and Rescue Helicopters
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency was advised late yesterday evening by its helicopter contractor CHC, that all four Coastguard S92 helicopters operating out of Stornoway and Shetland have been grounded pending further advice from the relevant safety authorities. read more..
Fisherman with Crushed Hand Airlifted to Shetland
A severely injured fisherman who crushed his hand in a winch has been airlifted to hospital by the Shetland Coastguard Rescue Helicopter. read more..
Three Kilkeel fishermen, who requested Coastguard assistance via VHF radio when their vessel appeared to be sinking earlier today, have just arrived back into Kilkeel Harbour. The three arrived onboard their ten metre fishing vessel Crystal Star, escorted by the Kilkeel RNLI lifeboat. read more..
Ship Collides with Yacht in Fog in the English Channel
At midday today Falmouth Coastguard received a call on VHF from the crew of a yacht called Maelys reporting that they had been hit by a cargo vessel in fog 15 miles south east of Lizard Point. read more..
Dog Walker Rescued From Sea By Surfer
A dog walker was rescued by a surfer off Port Talbot pier this morning after attempting to rescue his dog from the sea. read more..
Vessel Towed By Ferry in Orkney
A vessel that ran aground off the island of Graemsay in Hoy Sound, Orkney, has now been towed to safety by the Graemsay ferry with no-one reported injured. read more..
Coastguard Release Diving Statistics with Video Podcast
Numbers of diving related incidents remained at low levels during 2008 according to Coastguard diving statistics released today. read more..
Drilling Success As Removal of Msc Napolis Stern Progresses
The operation to remove the stern section of the container vessel MSC Napoli from the East Devon coast has passed its first milestone. read more..
Motor Cruiser Ablaze in Solent
A Motor Cruiser is currently on fire in the Solent and in danger of explosion. read more..
Search for Missing Angler Off Wallasea Island
Thames Coastguard co-ordinated the search for an angler last night after a vessel was found anchored and with its engine running off Wallasea Island. read more..