Press Releases
2011
January
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At 17.59pm, Brixham Coastguard received a call from the vessel Yarmouth Navigator on VHF Channel 16 reporting that they were tied up on the old concrete pontoons, but were taking on water. read more..
MAN AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL BY COASTGUARD HELICOPTER
At 14.56 pm, a call was received from South East Coast Ambulance service requesting assistance to evacuate a male with a broken leg. read more..
MAN RESCUED FROM MUD AT NEW BRIGHTON
Liverpool Coastguard have this afternoon co-coordinated a multi-agency rescue of a 35 year old man who became stuck in mud whilst walking on the beach at New Brighton. read more..
SHIPS CREWMAN EVACUATED TO HOSPITAL
At 09.43am the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) at Falmouth in Cornwall received a telephone call from a local shipping Agent, (Tamlyns), reporting that they had been contacted by the owners of the Motor Tanker DT Vincenzo P. read more..
HORSE RESCUED FROM MUD AT CLEETHORPES
At 03.22 pm Humber Coastguard were notified by Humberside Fire and Rescue of a horse stuck in mud up to its belly at Cleethorpes. read more..
MAN AND WOMAN RESCUED BY LIFEBOAT
At 15.06 pm, Forth Coastguard received a 999 call from a man reporting that he and a woman were cut off by the tide at Crammond Island. read more..
SWANSEA COASTGUARD COORDINATE EVACUATION OF INJURED CREWMAN
At 10.20 this morning Swansea Coastguard were contacted by a Dutch registered cargo vessel, the Eems Star to report an injured crewman on board. The vessel was at anchor at the time. read more..
Two young women have been taken to hospital after escaping from their car which went over the cliff at Pendennis Point saturday evening. read more..
SWANSEA COASTGUARD URGE BOAT USERS TO ALWAYS BE PREPARED
Swansea Coastguard is urging boat users to always be prepared when going out on the water, after an incident involving four adults and a baby off Porthcawl. The group was in need of assistance after their cabin cruiser lost engine power and found themselves inadequately prepared for being on the water. read more..
MAN STUCK UPTO HIS WAIST IN MUD AT RHOSSILI
This evening a young man has been rescued on the beach at Rhossili, after getting stuck in mud up to his waist. read more..
SEARCH FOR MISSING FISHERMAN STOOD DOWN IN HOURS OF DARKNESS
The search for missing fisherman Neil Smith has currently been stood down and will be reassessed at first light Saturday morning by Shetland Coastguard. read more..
MISSED SURVEY ENDS IN COURT APPEARANCE
Following a one day trial in Yate Magistrates Court, the owner/skipper of a passenger vessel, the River Princess II was found guilty of one offence under Merchant Shipping safety legislation relating to the qualifications of the skipper. read more..
SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING FERRY PASSENGER
Clyde Coastguard are currently co-ordinating a search for a missing male passenger after they were reported missing by a coach driver when the ferry, the European Highlander, docked at Cairnryan in Scotland after travelling from Larne in Northern Ireland. The Coastguard were notified a little after 10.00 am this morning. The ferry is now being fully searched. read more..
SHETLAND COASTGUARD APPEAL TO PUBLIC AFTER FISHERMAN GOES MISSING
Shetland Coastguard is appealing to the public for further information concerning a missing fisherman and Shetland resident, Neil Smith, and the whereabouts of his vessel prawn trawler Breadwinner WY 367 read more..
COASTGUARD ALERTED TO A CAR OVER THE CLIFF AT PEACEHAVEN
At 4.00 pm this afternoon Ambulance Control alerted Her Majestys Coastguard at Solent that a car had gone over the cliff at Telscombe Cliff near Peacehaven near the Badgers Watch pub. The car was now upside down in a rock pool and one occupant could be seen. read more..
16 January, 2011
FIVE AIRLIFTED FROM GROUNDED YACHT
Five men have been airlifted off their yacht this afternoon after it grounded on the Goodwin Sands. read more..
MAN AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING YACHT FIRE
A man has been rescued from a yacht tender this evening, after his yacht caught fire and he sustained burns fighting the fire. read more..
BRITISH YACHT CALLS FALMOUTH COASTGUARD
The 14 metre UK registered yacht Baccus, which was 200 miles east of Sri Lanka, within the Sri Lankan search and rescue region, contacted Falmouth Coastguard directly yesterday evening for medical advice following an injury to the skipper of the vessel. read more..
TWO KAYAKERS RESCUED FROM STORMY CORNISH SEAS
Just after 2 oclock this afternoon Falmouth Coastguard received several 999 calls after a red flare was spotted between Falmouth and the Helford River. read more..
FATHER AND DAUGHTER GO INTO WATER TO RESCUE DOG
Just after midday today, Solent Coastguard received a telephone call to report two people in the water, opposite the Queens Hotel on Brighton seafront. Both people, a young 13 year old female and her father had been attempting to retrieve their Jack Russell dog. read more..
COASTGUARD TEAMS HELP LOCAL AUTHORITY AS SNOW HITS THE WESTERN ISLES
Coastguard Rescue teams have been call out this evening to help the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) transport Home Care Works to the elderly on the Isle of Lewis. read more..
FISHING VESSEL CREW RESCUED AFTER RUNNING AGROUND OUTSIDE ARDGLASS HARBOUR
Four fishermen have been rescued this evening from a 58 foot wooden Fishing Vessel Karen, after hitting rocks near the entrance to Ardglass Harbour and taking on water. The crew of the Fishing vessel had prepared their liferaft, as the vessel was in danger of sinking. read more..
CREW OF SINKING FISHING VESSEL RESCUED OFF PORTLAND
At 3:15pm, Portland Coastguard received a routine telephone call from a member of the public advising the Coastguard that he had received a phone call from the skipper of the 11 metre Fishing Vessel Purbeck Isle, reporting they were taking water. The informant was unsure how many people were on board, the position was vague, but somewhere off Chesil Beach, west of Portland. read more..
COASTGUARDS ASSIST DRIVERS STRANDED IN SNOW ON NORTH YORK MOORS
Humber Coastguard received a call from North Yorkshire Police at 5.45 pm this afternoon asking for Coastguard assistance to recover vehicles stranded in the snow on the A171 between Whitby and Scarborough. read more..
DOG OWNER HEADS OVER CLIFF TO RETRIEVE FAMILY PET
At 3.30 pm this afternoon, a dog (not on a lead) ran over the top off the cliff at Durdle Door, just west of Lulworth Cove. read more..
SIXTEEN KAYAKERS CALL FOR HELP FROM PORTLAND COASTGUARD
At 4.00 pm today, a group of 16 kayakers broadcast two Mayday signals to report themselves in significant difficulties close to the tidal Race at Portland Bill. read more..
