2009
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Teenager Found At Base of Cliff
At twelve minutes to twelve this morning, Falmouth Coastguard received a 999 call alerting them to a man at the base of the cliff near the Atlantic Hotel, Newquay. read more..
Yacht Breaks Up At Kennack Sands
At just before 4.00 pm yesterday afternoon Falmouth Coastguard were alerted to a yacht Vinca II aground at Kennack Sands in Cornwall. read more..
Humber Coastguard Deal with a Busy Night in the Fog
Humber Coastguard are warning mariners to be more prepared for, and more aware of, the Weather condition, three of four incidents were directly attributed to dense fog in the area on Sunday evening. read more..
Swimmers Get Into Difficulty Off Broadhaven Beach
Milford Haven Coastguard have been co-ordinating the rescue today of three young people who swam out to the Church Rock off Broadhaven beach, and got into difficulties in the sea. read more..
Dover Coastguard Respond to Aircraft Ditching
At 3.00 pm this afternoon, Dover Coastguard received a call from Lydd air traffic control reporting a light aircraft with engine failure approx. 6 miles south east of Dungeness. read more..
Drunk Man Pulled From Water At Weston Super Mare
Swansea Coastguard have been engaged this morning in the search and rescue of a drunk man who was spotted in the water by two officers from the Avon and Somerset police. He was wearing jeans and a t shirt and is in his late 30s. read more..
Kayaker Pronounced Dead At Lunan Bay
At just before 5.00pm this afternoon Forth Coastguard were alerted to two kayakers in the water at Lunan Bay, both of whom had over turned about 100 – 150 metres from the beach. Both kayaks were on shore. One person had managed to come ashore whilst the other was being swept out to sea. The information received indicated that the man still in the water was wearing a flotation device. read more..
Crewman Evacuated From Fishing Vessel in Very Poor Visibility
Humber Coastguard are currently co-ordinating the medical evacuation of a crewman from a Danish fishing vessel Lotte Wohnsen approximately 75 miles east of Flamborough Head. read more..
79 Year Old Man Found By Coastguard
A search for a missing 79 year old man with a damaged back ended in success early this morning after a Coastguard Rescue Team located him. read more..
Kite Surfer Entangled in Yacht Mooring
A member of the public rang Humber Coastguard yesterday evening around 7.00 pm to report what appeared to be a kite surfer entangled in a yacht mooring near the Humber Mouth Yacht Club. read more..
Coastguards Expect a Busy Summer At the Beach
Coastguards are promoting their Sea Smart summer safety campaign as millions of us head to the coast this summer. With many families opting to holiday at home this year, tourism is booming and Coastguards are predicting a record number of people will call for help at the coast as the weather warms up. read more..
Coastguards Expect a Busy Summer At the Beach
Coastguards are promoting their Sea Smart summer safety campaign as millions of us head to the coast this summer. With many families opting to holiday at home this year, tourism is booming and Coastguards are predicting a record number of people will call for help at the coast as the weather warms up. read more..
Yacht Crew Saved By 999 Call From the Shore
Two people were rescued from a yacht off Cleethorpes just before 8am this morning after a sharp eyed member of the public noticed that their yacht had capsized and they were in the water. read more..
Coastguard Search for Missing Men Ends
The Coastguard search to find the two men missing off Weston-Super-Mare has been called off with nothing found. read more..
Major Search Underway in Weston Super Mare for Two Missing Men
Swansea Coastguard have been co-ordinating the search for two local men , both aged 34, who went into the water earlier yesterday evening at Weston Super Mare. The water temperature at this time of year is about 14 degrees Celsius. read more..
Onshore Winds Bring Unusual Smells
Hot weather and on-shore winds are bringing unusual smells to Southwold. The smell is caused by oil tankers, located off the coast, reducing the pressure in tanks and transferring cargo. read more..
Yacht Collisions, Grounded Vessels and Men Overboard
With 1,779 boats competing in yesterdays Round The Island race, Solent Coastguard were well prepared for a challenging day. This year, the annual Round The Island race generated a flurry of incidents, with the Coastguard Helicopter, Coastguard Rescue Teams and RNLI lifeboats being called to assist grounded vessels and men overboard, as well as the FastCat that operates between Portsmouth and Ryde, which became grounded on its 5.45 crossing. read more..
International Search for Missing Yacht
Coastguards and rescue authorities from both sides of the Atlantic are currently involved in the search for a French yacht, Actuel. The ten metre white yacht has two people on board. It departed St Pierre and Miquelon (a group of small islands off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland) on 21 May, bound for Le Havre with a possible stop over in Scotland or Ireland. The last contact with the vessel was with the captains daughter who spoke with him on the phone on 24th May. At that time he said that everything was going well although they were a week behind schedule. The last known contact would put the vessel somewhere mid Atlantic. read more..
17 June, 2009
Tesco Uk and Her Majestys Coastguard Work Together in Awareness Partnership
Tesco UK and Her Majestys Coastguard have developed a partnership to promote dialling 999 and asking for the Coastguard if you spot anyone in trouble, on the beaches, cliffs and seas around our coastline. read more..
3 Foreign Ships Under Detention in the Uk During May
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 3 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during May 2009 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. read more..
Two Men Aged 72 & 73 Recovered From the Water After Their Canoe Capsizes
At around quarter to two this afternoon, Solent Coastguard received a call from a skipper of a small commercial fishing boat who had pulled a man from the water off Bognor. read more..
Tug Capsizes and Sinks At Peterhead
Three men have been rescued from a sinking tug at Peterhead after their vessel capsized just outside the entrance to Peterhead Harbour early this morning. read more..
A 62 year old man was rescued on Friday evening as his yacht broke up on rocks in Lyme Bay. read more..
Injured Angler Airlifted in Northumberland
An injured angler was rescued on Friday evening after falling on rocks at Horden Point in Northumberland. read more..
11 June, 2009
Operation to Lift Final Section of Msc Napoli Begins
The operation to lift the remaining hull of the MSC Napoli has begun. read more..
Yarmouth Coastguard Coordinate Successful Search for Missing Person
A woman has been taken to Hospital after a successful search was conducted along the edge of the wash towards Hunstanton in the early hours of Thursday morning. read more..
A fourteen year old teenage boy has been taken to North Devon District Hospital this evening (Wednesday) suffering from head and arm injuries after tombstoning off Ilfracombe Pier. read more..
Multi Agency Exercise to Take Place in Langstone Harbour
At seven oclock this evening, a multi agency exercise will take place to exercise a simulated fire and evacuation of passengers from the Hayling -Eastney Ferry. read more..
At half past seven this morning, Brixham Coastguard received a 999 call from a man who had been out for an early morning walk and had wandered off the path and became stuck in undergrowth 60 ft up the cliff near Gunnislake, Cornwall. read more..
07 June, 2009
At quarter to seven yesterday evening, Brixham Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of a family cut off by the tide at a small cove near Labrador Bay. read more..
At half past three this afternoon, Forth Coastguard received a call from ambulance control reporting that a young teenager had fallen from the cliffs at St Cyrus, North of Montrose. read more..
Lone Yachtsman Assisted Into Harbour
At half past ten this morning, Humber Coastguard received a call from the Whitby Harbourmaster reporting that there was a yacht outside of the harbour having difficulties in getting in. read more..
Uk Ship Register At Nor-shipping
The UK Ship Register (UKSR) will once again be attending Nor-shipping in Oslo in June 2009. The team at the show will be promoting the UK Ship Register as the flag of choice for quality ship owners and operators and the preferred EU Flag. read more..
Two Men Rescued From Toy Inflatable
At twenty five minutes past ten yesterday evening, Swansea Coastguard received a 999 call from a man in a toy inflatable dinghy. The man and his companion stated that they were unable to make shore near Ogmore by Sea, South Wales. Both had been in the water and had managed to climb back into the 11 foot, toy inflatable dinghy prior to phoning. The two men were cold and distraught. They are aged 40 and 29 and were wearing board shorts and tee shirts. read more..
Two Boys Rescued After Clinging to a Buoy
At half past seven this evening, Humber Coastguard received a 999 call reporting two boys clinging to a navigation buoy marking the channel into Hartlepool docks. read more..