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Sixty Eight Cut Off By the Tide At Rhyl
Holyhead Coastguard are issuing a warning to beach users today as sixty eight people have been assisted to safety at Rhyl after being cut off by the tide. read more..
Riverdance – Progress on Dismantling
All cargo and trailers have now been removed from the Riverdance, and the spring tidal cycle progression over the next 10 days will allow lengthy periods of time to work on the vessel over the low water periods. read more..
Lost Teenagers Found By Coastguards
At ten minutes to eight this evening Swansea Coastguard received a call from Avon and Somerset police reporting that they had taken a call from a seventeen year old girl who was accompanied by a sixteen year old boy. They called and told the police that they were lost after putting to sea at Weston Super Mare in a toy dinghy. read more..
A German tourist is currently receiving medical attention for an open fracture at Paisley Hospital, after slipping on the rocks at Dunstafnage Castle. read more..
Near Tragedy Averted – Cramond Island
Forth Coastguard tonight urge the public when visiting Cramond Island to be aware of crossing times, which are well signed, and to remember that the sea and alcohol DONT MIX. read more..
A search is underway east of Eddystone Lighthouse for the racing yacht Clarionet after Falmouth Coastguard received a 406mhz EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons), detection alert read more..
At 11.26 am this morning Yarmouth Coastguard were requested by East of England Ambulance Service, to assist with a woman who had fallen from her horse on the waters edge of Holkham Beach, Holkham Bay, near Wells next the Sea. The woman was in an unknown condition and in an unconfirmed location. read more..
Last night two young men were rescued from the water at Cemaes Bay, one has since died and the other is in a serious condition. Both men had been drinking. read more..
At 07.50am this morning in North easterly Force 6 gusting near gale force winds, Brixham Coastguard received a Pan Pan call on VHF radio from a racing yacht Fair Dos VII with 12 people aboard. The yacht was taking water approximately 15 nautical miles east of Start Point. read more..
Two people last night were pulled from the water at Saltash, Cornwall after falling from their tender. read more..
Coastguard Warning to Leisure Sailors Over Bank Holiday
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency are today issuing a warning to leisure sailors intending to sail to the French coast over the bank holiday weekend as ongoing strike action by French fishermen may affect ports, harbours and marinas. read more..
Mother and Son Found Clinging to Body Board
A mother and son were rescued late this afternoon from Langstone Harbour, Hayling Island after they were found clinging to a body board that had drifted for over a mile. read more..
22 May, 2008
Coastguard Officers Receive Prestigious Award for Napoli Efforts
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency are pleased to announce that His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales and Honorary Commodore of Her Majestys Coastguard, has graciously agreed to bestow Honorary Commodore Awards to Mark Rodaway and Peter Pritchard for their conspicuous role in the MSC Napoli incident after its beaching at Branscombe. read more..
Search for Missing French Fisherman
A search is underway 60 miles northwest of the Isles of Scilly for a French fisherman. read more..
A yachtsman is now receiving medical assistance at a hospital in Margate after thankfully hitting the Mayday button on his Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, as he was falling in and out of consciousness. read more..
20 May, 2008
Yarmouth Coastguard Warn Public As Flares Wash Up on Mablethorpe Shores
Yarmouth Coastguard are urging members of the public to stay away from military marine marker flares that have been washing up on shores in the Mablethorpe area. read more..
20 May, 2008
8 Foreign Ships Under Detention in the Uk During April
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 8 foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during April 2008 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. read more..
Overdue Yacht Located After Overnight Search
At quarter past ten last night Brixham Coastguard received a call from a distressed woman reporting that her husband had left on a trip for the Channel Islands in his yacht that morning and she had not heard from him since. read more..
Missing Man Located on Uninhabited Island
At seven o clock last night Swansea Coastguard received a call from a man reporting that his friend had gone out on a speedboat early that morning and had not returned. read more..
Search for Missing Diver Near Seahouses
Humber Coastguard are currently coordinating a search for a missing diver that had been diving at the Somali wreck site off the coast of Seahouses on the North Northumberland Coast. read more..
Ship-to-ship Transfer Regulations Consultation Launched Today
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) today launched a 12 week public consultation on proposal for new legislation to regulate ship-to-ship transfer operations in UK waters. read more..
Fatality in River Dart After Car Drives Off Jetty
One person has died and a search continued this evening for other potential occupants of a car which was driven at speed off a jetty on the River Dart. read more..
Cliff Rescue of Girls At Muchalls
Two fourteen year old girls have been rescued after falling down a cliff at Muchalls, South of Aberdeen. One of the girls has sustained back injuries and has been airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. read more..
Drink and Stupidity Lead to Two in the Water At Studland
Portland Coastguard have been co-ordinating in the wee small hours of this morning a search for two young people who took off from a beach in a dinghy just after 3.00 am this morning with no visible means of propulsion. read more..
The Madness of Tombstoning Returns to Devon
On a clear and warm day at Sharrow Point in Devon Brixham Coastguard were alerted at just before 3.00 pm to a man from Honicknowle in Plymouth, in his early 20s`tombstoning off the Point into three feet of water. read more..
10 May, 2008
Joint Search and Rescue Games - 2008
COASTGUARDS from the four corners of Ireland have converged in County Dublin this weekend for a training exercise with a difference! read more..
Red Ensign Conference Concentrates on the Overall Direction of the Reg
The annual Red Ensign Group (REG) Conference was hosted by the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands, on the 6-8 May at the Marriott Beach Resort. read more..
Fishing Vessel Aground in Troon Harbour
At half past seven this morning Clyde Coastguard received a call from fishing vessel Oceania reporting that they had run aground just outside of Troon Harbour with five persons on board. read more..
Emergency Services Exercise Fire on Ship with Brittany Ferries
An exercise, named Exercise Auger, will test the emergency services response to a fire at sea between Cherbourg and Poole on Wednesday, 14 May. The exercise will involve the Brittany Ferries ship, MV Cotentin, which will report a fire via a distress call on marine band radio. The ships captain will request firefighting assistance. read more..
Landslip Blocks Beach Near Lyme Regis
At eight o clock last night Portland Coastguard received several 999 calls reporting a large landslide which had occurred on the eastern side of Lyme Regis just outside the town. The landslide has effectively blocked a stretch of beach between Lyme Regis and neighbouring Charmouth. read more..
Swimmer Rescued Off Worthing Pier
At ten past eight last night Solent Coastguard received a call from a man reporting that his son had gone swimming from Worthing beach and could no longer be seen. read more..
Ten Airlifted From Speed Boat At Beaumaris
Ten people have been airlifted from a speedboat which went aground on Monday afternoon on Lavan Sands, near Beaumaris. read more..
Three people have been dramatically rescued by a fisherman from their sinking catamaran 12 miles out to sea off Plymouth. read more..
Canoeist Found After Sea Search Off Hastings
A missing canoeist has been rescued after an extensive air and sea search off the coast of Hastings. read more..
Two ladies were winched to safety from half way up a cliff near Portwrinkle, south Cornwall late this afternoon, after a major search had been instigated by the family of one of the missing ladies. read more..
01 May, 2008
Chemical Tanker Detained After Inspection
Maritime and Coastguard Agency surveyors from Falmouth Marine Office after being alerted to the vessel by the Harbourmaster, detained the Liberian flagged `Rachel B chemical tanker at Falmouth on Monday after numerous faults were identified on board not in accordance with International Safety Management (ISM). read more..