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Before You Launch Your Chinese Lanterns At the Coast Please Tell the Coastguard
Coastguards are asking people to call them if they are launching Chinese lanterns along the coast at dusk following a spate of false alarms that has led to teams being sent out unnecessarily. read more..
Six Duke of Edinburgh Award Students Rescued
Six female students who were out on a walk as part of a Duke of Edinburgh award expedition are in the process of being airlifted from boulder fields at Fair Head near Ballycastle after being reported overdue. read more..
Six Duke of Edinburgh Award Students Rescued
Six female students who were out on a walk as part of a Duke of Edinburgh award expedition are in the process of being airlifted from boulder fields at Fair Head near Ballycastle after being reported overdue. read more..
Childs Hoax Mayday Launches Air and Sea Search
Shetland Coastguard is asking parents to closely supervise their children near marine radios after a suspected hoax call launched an intensive air and sea search. read more..
Scallop Dredger Grounded Off Ross of Mull
A ten-metre scallop dredger Freedom is aground off Loch Scridain (Ross of Mull). Clyde Coastguard were informed at 9.00 pm last night that the vessel was aground and taking water through vents, although it did not seem to be holed. The first person on scene, was a Coastguard from Ross of Mull Coastguard Rescue Team. He investigated the grounding and reported back to the operations room. read more..
Red Flare Summons Assistance for Speedboat on Fire
Six people were rescued from the water this afternoon in Studland Bay after they jumped overboard from the speedboat FEELING WOOSLEY 2 which had reported a fire on board. read more..