2008
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Search for Missing Pier Jumper Continues
Coastguard rescue teams from Cromer, Sheringham and Mundesley, a Search and Rescue Helicopter, RNLI lifeboats from Cromer, Sheringham and Mundesley, and Cromer Lifeguards are searching for a man who was last seen in difficulty near Cromer Pier. read more..
Yarmouth Coastguard Issues Warning After 21 People Trapped By Rising Tide
Yarmouth Coastguard have been coordinating in one way or another, the rescue of over 20 people this afternoon in an area centred around Bob Hall Sands near Wells-Next–The-Sea. read more..
Man Rescued From Cliff After 36 Hour Ordeal
A man who slipped from a path on Monday and slid down a steep slope into thick undergrowth was rescued by a Coastguard rescue team and Coastguard helicopter this afternoon. He had been stuck in dense undergrowth on the south side of the Isle of Wight since Monday evening until his calls were heard by a dog walker today who called 999 and reported his plight to Solent Coastguard. read more..
Four Rescued After Boat Hits Rocks
Four people including a disabled woman and an 11 year old boy were rescued from their motorboat this afternoon after it hit rocks and started to take water. read more..
Teenager Thrillseeker Sustains Serious Injury
At a quarter to one this afternoon, Brixham Coastguard received a request from Ambulance Control for assistance in the evacuation of a 17 year old teenager from the water just off Banjo Pier at Looe. read more..
Search for Missing 10 Year Old Boy
A search for a 10 year old boy is underway since being reported missing by his friend at Approximately 8:00pm (Sunday evening), whilst playing on mud flats at Arlington. read more..
Two Men Rescued Off North Shields
Two men are currently receiving medical attention at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary after being found in the water off North Shields by a fisherman. read more..
33 University Students Cut Off By Tide
Solent Coastguard is currently coordinating the rescue of 33 students from Sussex University from an area that has been cut off by the tide underneath the Seven Sisters, Sussex. read more..
Man Rescued After Jumping 40 Feet Over Waterfall
Clyde Coastguard received a call at approximately 9:15pm (Saturday evening) form Fire and Rescue Control requesting assistance with a man in the water at the Falls of Falloch, north of Ardlui on Loch Lomond. read more..
Be Prepared When You Put to Sea
Humber Coastguard received a mobile phone call at 10:30pm, form the new owner of a 17ft Speedboat stating that he had just purchased the boat and was in the process of getting it home to Sunderland from South Shields when the vessel broke down. read more..
Man Recovered Alive After Falling 100 Feet
This morning a man has been recovered alive after falling 100 feet into the River Humber from the Humber Bridge. read more..
Fishing Vessel Fire Off Eddystone Lighthouse
The Fishing Vessel Charella of Shoreham is currently being assessed after a fire broke out in the wheelhouse, 3 miles South East of Eddystone Lighthouse. read more..
Young Man Plucked From Water – Dont Drink and Drown
A young man is safe and well after being rescued from his attempt to swim across the Newry River in the early hours of this morning, read more..
62 Year Old Man Remains Clipped to Gaff Cutter After Falling Overboard
At around 8.00 p.m. yesterday evening Portland Coastguard heard from the wife of a man who had fallen overboard from his 30 foot gaff cutter on their way back to their home base of Gosport. The couple come from the Farnham area. read more..
Boys Rescued From Rocks At Dunskey Castle
Clyde Coastguard have been coordinating assistance this evening to a variety of marine related incidents which began at around 8.20 p.m. when a call was received at the Greenock based Operations Room concerning two boys who were trapped on rocks near a cave at Dunskey Castle. read more..
Death of Swimmer in Rough Seas Off Teignmouth Beach
The death occurred this afternoon of a 42 year old male swimmer, after he got into difficulties off Teignmouth beach. read more..
Undertow Off Sidmouth Beach Sweeps Swimmers Onto Rocks
From around lunchtime today Portland Coastguard have been coordinating assistance in the Sidmouth area where a combination of wind, tides and surf has meant that various people have been taken to hospital after being dashed against the rock groynes. read more..
Warning - Offshore Winds Are a Hazard Today
A young child had a very lucky escape today after being blown out to sea on an inflatable rubber ring. The eight year old was plucked from the sea by a fishing boat which responded to Swansea Coastguards emergency radio broadcast. read more..
Yacht in Difficulties Off Devon Coast – But Where?
At just before 8.00 a.m. this morning, Swansea Coastguard received a very indistinct mobile phone call from a yacht which appeared to have broken down and was taking on water after springing a leak. The caller was unaware of his position although the caller thought he was off Morte Point in North Devon. The connection was then lost. read more..
Fishermen Rescued From Liferaft Off Mounts Bay
Two fishermen have been rescued from a life raft, 20 miles off Penzance after their fishing vessel sank. read more..
Portland Coastguard have been busy this evening coordinating the search and rescue of a kayaker who became caught up in the tidal race off Portland Bill. read more..
Missing Canoeist Turns Up Wrestling At Highland Games
From midday today Clyde Coastguard have been coordinating the search and rescue of a man after his single seat red slalom canoe was located 100 yards offshore near a fish farm at Cairndow on Loch Fyne near Inveraray. The paddles were nearby. read more..
Climber Falls Down Cliff on Isle of Skye
At half past four this afternoon (Saturday) Stornoway Coastguard received a call from Portree Police reporting that a male climber whilst climbing on a 40 metre cliff north of Staffin on the Isle of Skye had fallen into the sea. read more..
19 July, 2008
Solent Coastguard Assists French Yacht
A Coastguard helicopter and an RNLI lifeboat went to the aid of a French yacht Friday afternoon off the Isle of Wight, after it developed a steering problem and began drifting towards a lee shore. read more..
Unmanned Yacht Prompts Search for Man Overboard
At 11am this morning Thames Coastguard were alerted to an unmanned yacht off the Red Sands Towers by the motor vessel El Bravo II. The yacht, named Serendipity, had her engine running but there was no-one aboard. There was little initial information to suggest where the yacht had come from or what had occurred to leave the vessel unmanned. Further investigation revealed that the yacht with one person aboard had set out from the Pyefleet Channel near Colchester at 6am that morning bound for the river Medway in Kent. read more..
Man Airlifted Ashore After Boat Overturns
A little before 3.00 p.m. this afternoon Portland Coastguard were alerted by a mayday call from the warship Severn to an incident that was unfolding offshore, where a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) had overturned tipping five individuals into the sea. read more..
Maritime and Coastguard Agency Caution Sea Users in Advance of Planned Strike Weekend
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is reminding holiday makers and boat users to look very carefully at their plans and precautions in advance of a strike called by the Public and Commercial Services Union which will affect Coastguard Stations around the UK this weekend (18th – 20th July). read more..
7 Foreign Ships Under Detention in the Uk During June
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 7 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during May 2008 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. read more..
Missing Yacht Found After Major Search Off Shetland
At 3.30 this afternoon Shetland Coastguard were alerted by two yachtsmen who expressed concern for two further male colleagues who were on board the 31 foot Moen motor yacht `Nina and who had not been heard of since 8.00 p.m. on Thursday after setting sail from the Suderoy Bank, Faroe Islands to Foula in Shetland also on Thursday (10th July). The vessel was due in at 11.00 p.m. yesterday evening and was therefore already an estimated 16 hours late. read more..
Another Summer Weekend: Another Tombstoning Casualty
Earlier this afternoon Brixham Coastguard were contacted by South Western Ambulance Control concerning a boy of 15 who had suffered injuries near the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Plymouth. read more..
Flood Victims Rescued From Island of Arran
At 8.20 this morning (Thursday) Clyde Coastguard received a call from Strathclyde Police requesting their assistance in the rescue of five campers who had become cut off after a river had swollen in heavy rain on the Island of Arran. read more..
Sailing Vessel Dismasted and Drifting Off Lynton
At five past two this afternoon (Wednesday) Swansea Coastguard received a Mayday from a French sailing vessel reporting that they had dismasted and were now drifting two miles North of Lynton in North Devon. read more..
Coastguards Expect Busy Summer with Boom in Stay At Home Holidays
Coastguards are launching their Sea Smart summer safety campaign as millions of us are set to flock to the beach this summer. read more..
Brixham Coastguard Warn Dont Drink and Drown
With a recent spate of good weather along the South coast, and the holiday season about to get under way, Brixham Coastguard are reminding members of the public looking to enjoy the British coastline this summer that water and alcohol do not mix, using words from our annual campaign; Dont drink and drown. read more..
Dive Boat Taking on Water Near Sumburgh
At 12.30 today the dive boat Valkyrie contacted Shetland Coastguard reporting that it was in difficulties in bad weather five miles South East of Sumburgh. read more..
Angler Missing After Late Night Swim
At 22.30pm yesterday evening (Saturday) Stornoway Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of an angling party who were camping on the shore of Loch Assynt, East of Lochinver. One of the party, a 20 year old male, had taken a swim across the loch and was swimming back towards their campsite when he got into difficulties in the middle of the loch. His friends stated they could still see him at the time of the initial call but they then lost him from view. read more..
51 Year Old Swimmer Rescued Near Porthmadog
At 12.30 this afternoon (Saturday) Holyhead Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a 999 call from a concerned woman reporting that her husband was out swimming and had got into difficulty just off Black Rock Sands near PorthMadog. read more..
03 July, 2008
At quarter to nine yesterday evening, Brixham coastguard received a 999 call from the owner of an 18 month old Springer spaniel called Daisy. read more..
Diver Dies Despite the Efforts of His Rescuers
At midday today Stornoway Coastguard received an urgent call for medical assistance from a dive boat off the north coast of the Isle of Skye. read more..
Belfast Coastguard Co-ordinate Medical Evacuations From Two Passenger Ships Off the Co Down Coast
Belfast Coastguard yesterday received calls for medical assistance from two passenger vessels operating between Belfast and Liverpool. read more..
Boy Airlifted to Hospital After Rigid Inflatable Boat Overturns
Yesterday evening Holyhead Coastguard received a 999 call from a mobile phone concerning a group of three Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) with 20 students and 3 instructors from the National Watersport Centre at Plas Menai reporting that one of the RIBs had capsized. The RIB had capsized on the Mussel bank which is outside the Menai Strait, but on the Caernarfon Bar. read more..
Family Plucked From Cave By Helicopter
Late yesterday evening Brixham Coastguard were informed by Challaborough lifeguards about a family outing consisting of seven people, including a baby of seven months, who were all trapped by the rising tide in a cave at Ayrmer Cove near Challaborough in Devon. read more..
01 July, 2008
New Coastguard Helicopters Go Operational
The new AgustaWestland 139 Coastguard Helicopters go operational today from their bases in Lee on Solent and Portland. read more..