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Lost Girls Rescued From Mudflats in Norfolk
At 4pm today (Sunday) Yarmouth Coastguard received a 999 call from a worried grandparent reporting that his two thirteen year old granddaughters had walked out on the mudflats at Snettisham in Norfolk and he had since lost sight of them. read more..
Three Injured As Dive Boat Overturns
Three women have been injured with one being transferred to hospital after a dive boat overturned when it was being backed into the sea at Sea Palling in North Norfolk this morning. read more..
Youth Caught By Tree Branches After Cliff Fall
Brixham Coastguard are currently coordinating assistance to a youth who fell down a cliff at just after 10.00 am this morning, when a call was made by a member of the public to the marine emergency service. read more..
Fishing Vessel Hits the Rocks Off Plymouth Sound
A Cowes registered Fishing Vessel Flo hit the rocks off Plymouth Sound with one person aboard; the vessel has now been towed to safety. read more..
The Portishead Lifeboat is currently undertow after transmitting its own Mayday at 8:36pm. read more..
Inflatable Dinghies and Offshore Winds
Two young people and a man have been rescued after their inflatable dinghies were blown offshore on the Lincolnshire coast. read more..
Coastguard Rescue Man Searching for Ring in Mud
At about 1445 this afternoon, Yarmouth Coastguard received a call from Norfolk Police reporting that a man was stuck waist-deep in the mud on Breydon Water, Great Yarmouth. Gorleston Inshore Lifeboat and Gorleston Coastguard Rescue Team were both paged, and Broads Authority and Police craft patrolling Breydon Water were diverted to assist in locating the man, who was reported as being some 500 yards from the nearest footpath. read more..
Fishing Vessel Aground At Rhossili Bay
Four fisherman were taken off their fishing vessel by lifeboat last night after the vessel went aground at Rhossili Bay. read more..
Girl Airlifted to Hospital After Cliff Fall
An eight year old girl has been taken to hospital by air ambulance after falling down cliffs at Hunstanton. read more..
Two men have been found on the Isle of Bute tonight after an extensive search co-ordinated by Clyde Coastguard and involving two Coastguard Rescue Teams, two lifeboats, a rescue helicopter, police and a yacht. read more..
Dover Coastguard Respond to Yacht Mayday
Dover Coastguard have been co-ordinating the response to a yacht with engine failure whose skipper became ill this afternoon. read more..
Aberdeen Coastguard Send Aid to Grounded Yacht and Injured Woman and Child
In three separate incidents this afternoon Aberdeen Coastguard has helped a yacht which was running aground at Peterhead, sent a Coastguard helicopter to airlift a woman who had broken her ankle, in a remote area, to hospital and sent a Coastguard rescue team to help a girl with a head injury. read more..
Brixham Coastguard requested the Hope Cove and Prawle Point Coastguard Rescue Teams to locate a small motorboat stranded in mud in the Kingsbridge estuary this afternoon. The Coastguard had received a call from the company who had hired the family the boat to say that the boat was stuck in mud. The boat, with two adults and four young children onboard ,was located at 2.40 pm, an hour after the initial call, by Prawle Point Coastguard Rescue Team. Unfortunately, they were unable to affect a rescue due to depth of mud. read more..
Yacht Runs Aground in Falmouth
The 36 foot motor yacht Seaworks ran aground and sunk at 0549 on 22 August and is currently submerged off Zone Point, Falmouth. The yacht, which was bound for Cross Haven, was carrying 2 crew members at the time of the incident. Both crew members were safely rescued by the RNLI Falmouth Inshore Lifeboat, having sustained no injuries from the incident. read more..
Portland Coastguard was contacted at 1640 by the Portland Bill National Coastwatch lookout who reported seeing a yacht capsize in the Portland Race. read more..
Maritime and Coastguard Agency Warn Sea Users in Advance of Planned Bank Holiday Strike Weekend
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is reminding holiday makers and boat users to look very carefully at their plans in advance of a strike called by the Public and Commercial Services Union which will affect Coastguard Stations around the UK this Bank Holiday weekend (23rd - 25th August). read more..
Update Salvage Barge Refloated At Weymouth
The Shoreline Engineer has been successfully refloated overnight with high water this morning and is now alongside in Portland Port. read more..
20 August, 2008
Salvage Barge Aground At Weymouth Beach
An 18 metre twin hulled salvage barge has been grounded on Weymouth Beach after being holed during salvage operations. read more..
Hope Cove General Purpose Boat
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency keeps the provision of Search and Rescue services around the UK coast under continuous review, as part of its commitment to maintaining and improving safety standards. read more..
8 Foreign Ships Under Detention
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 8 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2008 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. read more..
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING Seago 150 and 175 Newton Lifejackets including Junior Lifejackets Updated Safety Notice – Additional Information read more..
Father and Son Rescued From Rowing Boat
A Frenchman and his seven year old son were rescued this afternoon after their rowing boat was seen heading out to sea at Skipness near Loch Fyne. read more..
Storms Wreck Boats At Abersoch
Storms lashing the West Coast have damaged approximately 50 boats at Abersoch in Wales and 30 worried boat owners were persuaded to come out of the breaking surf for their own safety tonight by Coastguard Teams. read more..
Family Cut Off By Tide and Airlifted From Rocks
A group of three adults and two children has been airlifted from rocks in stormy conditions after they became cut off by the tide at Ilfracombe. read more..
Search Around Worms Head Terminated After Man Located Ashore
At 4.20 pm today Swansea Coastguard received a call that a 20 year old Chinese man on a day trip from London had been seen heading out to Worms Head earlier in the afternoon and had not been seen since lunchtime. A description was given of what he was wearing. read more..
Coastguard Teams Assist Flood Relief in Northern Ireland
Torrential rain has caused widespread flooding across Northern Ireland, with rivers bursting their banks, landslides and roads cut off. read more..
At just before 10.00 p.m. yesterday evening (16th) Aberdeen and Humber Coastguard Stations were made aware of a call from a participant in the Tall Ships Race, Lotus, reporting another participant the Clyde Challenger, taking water and requesting immediate assistance with 13 people on board. read more..
Cave in Leaves Teenagers Trapped and Injured
At five to 2 this morning (Friday) South Western Ambulance Control contacted Brixham Coastguard to advise them that a cave had collapsed at Landcombe Cove near Dartmouth and teenagers were believed to be injured and trapped. read more..
Search Stood Down At Lyme Regis
An extensive overnight search that was launched after cries of help were heard at The Cobb at Lyme Regis has now been stood down by Portland Coastguard after nothing was found. read more..
Search for Possible Missing Canoeists in Lyme Regis
At quarter past 10 last night Portland Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting that they were walking along The Cob in Lyme Regis and could hear calls for help coming from out to sea. read more..
Search for Possible Missing Canoeists in Lyme Regis
At quarter past 10 last night Portland Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting that they were walking along The Cob in Lyme Regis and could hear calls for help coming from out to sea. read more..
Double Airlift for Coastguard Helicopter During Man Overboard Search
The Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Shetland has tonight been tasked to perform two airlifts from different vessels during the man overboard search in North Scotland, after a male on board another vessel in the area required medical evacuation due to acute stomach pains. read more..
Man Overboard Prompts Search in North Scotland
A search has begun 52 miles East of Wick following a distress call from a fishing vessel reporting a man overboard. read more..
Search for Missing 5-year-old Near Bude
A missing 5-year-old girl who prompted an extensive search involving Coastguard, Police and the Fire Brigade in Stratton in North Cornwall has now been located and is en route to hospital. read more..
Missing Walker Found Injured Near Lochinver
At quarter to eleven this evening (Tuesday) Stornoway Coastguard received a call informing them that a friend of theirs had left for a walk in the village of Achnacarnin near Lochinver earlier that evening, and had not arrived home. read more..
Search Stood Down for Missing Diver
A search that had been ongoing since one o clock this afternoon in the Berry Head area for a missing 14 year old diver was stood down at nine o clock this evening (Tuesday). read more..
Search for Missing 14 Year Old Diver
At quarter past one this afternoon Brixham Coastguard received a mayday from a vessel Jennifer Ann informing them that a diver was missing from a nearby dive boat operating North of Berry Head. The dive boat was not carrying a VHF radio and so asked the vessel to issue a distress call on their behalf. read more..
Lost Father and Son Located At Gorran Haven
At just after six oclock this morning Brixham Coastguard received a call from Devon and Cornwall Police reporting that a concerned wife had just been in touch with them to say that her husband and son had been out on a late night fishing trip and had not returned home. read more..
Birds Attack Lost and Injured Couple in Orkney
At five past five this evening Shetland Coastguard received a call from a local Coastguard Rescue Officer in Orkney informing them that he had received a report of a couple who had become lost in the hills at Hoy. read more..
Windsurfer Rescued in Loch Leven
At twenty to five today Clyde Coastguard received a call from a concerned motorist who had been driving past Loch Leven, north of Oban, and sighted a windsurfer in difficulties. The informant advised the Coastguard that he had seen the windsurfer fall repeatedly into the Loch, and he had now lost sight of the casualty. read more..
At twenty minutes past two this afternoon, Swansea Coastguard received a 999 call from a mother concerned about three children in the water at Threecliffs near Oxwich, South Wales. read more..
Sea Kayakers Rescued After Becoming Ill
At a quarter past eleven this morning the pair contacted Stornoway Coastguard using their satellite telephone and reported that both had become unwell and requested assistance, some 15 miles North of Cape Wrath. read more..
Man Flown to Hospital After Falling From Cliff Path
Brixham Coastguard coordinated the rescue early this morning of a 38 year old man who fell from a cliff path in Torquay and was heard to fall by a member of the public who was night fishing at the time. read more..
At around 7.15 this evening at Brighton beach a member of the public alerted Solent Coastguard that he could see a person face down in the water by Brighton Pier on the Hove side of the structure. Due to the rough sea conditions it was clearly difficult for anyone to get to him although a second person could clearly be seen trying rescue his friend. read more..
Major Search After Man Swims to Shore Following Capsize
Forth Coastguard have been co-ordinating a search for a missing man after his younger colleague swam ashore to raise the alarm after being pitched into the water from an 18 foot Dory which capsized and sank about half a mile from the Leven Power Station. read more..
Intoxicated Teenager Calls for Help
At quarter to one this morning Brixham Coastguard received several 999 calls from an 18 year old teenager reporting that he was in some form of distress on a cliff. read more..
06 August, 2008
Coastguard Team and Helicopter Carry Out Remote Ravine Rescue
At half past one this afternoon, Clyde Coastguard received a telephone call from one of the leaders of an outward bound activity centre reporting that one of the students had fallen down a ravine on the uninhabited island of Scarba. read more..
Man Rescued After Putting to Sea in Toy Inflatable
At twenty minutes past nine this morning, MRCC Yarmouth received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting a man having jumped out of an toy inflatable dinghy which was being washed away by the swift flowing tide and offshore wind. read more..
04 August, 2008
Coastguard Helicopter in Highland Emergency
The MCA is delighted to see the results of its close collaboration with Channel 5 due to hit TV screens tomorrow evening. read more..
Child Dies in Collapsed Sand Tunnel
A 15 year old boy has died this evening after a desperate rescue attempt to dig him out of a collapsed sand tunnel in the dunes near Burry Port. read more..
Family Rescued From Sinking Boat At Whitstable
Two men and two boys have been rescued from their sinking boat on the North Kent Coast near Whitstable. read more..
20 Kayakers Trapped By the Tide Near Portmeirion
Holyhead Coastguard coordinated the rescue of 18 young adults and 2 group leaders on a kayaking trip who had become lost and trapped by the tide in a cove between Portmeirion and Porthmadog on Saturday night. read more..
A young Cromer couple were towed back to shore on Friday evening after drifting out to sea in their rowing boat during a marriage proposal. read more..
Cliff Rescue of Family At South Gower
A Coastguard Rescue Team rescued a family and their dog from 200 feet down a cliff at Paviland, South Gower this afternoon read more..
Upturned Skiff Prompts Rescue on River Plym
At 9.15 this morning Brixham Coastguard received a call reporting that an upturned skiff had been sighted in the River Plym with the rower nowhere to be seen. read more..