Press Releases
2010
May
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THREE RESCUED FROM ROCKS AND TWO FROM YACHT.
At ten minutes to three this afternoon, Humber Coastguard called out Coastguard teams from Redcar, Skinningrove and Staithes to a report of a woman trapped on the cliffs at Huntcliffe, near Redcar. The Redcar RNLI Lifeboats and a rescue helicopter were requested. The Lifeboats found the woman at the base of the cliff trapped by the tide but unhurt. She was taken to safety by the helicopter . read more..
POLZEATH COASTGUARD RESCUE MAN FROM CLIFFS
At ten past five this evening Falmouth Coastguard recieved a 999 call from a young man concerned for his friend who had decided to take a swim across Cauley Bay at Polzeath, Cornwall. read more..
NINE RESCUED FROM MUD AT WESTON SUPER MARE
At twenty minutes past five this evening, Swansea Coastguard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre received a 999 call from the local authority beach ranger reporting that he could see nine individuals trapped in mud three quarters of a mile offshore at Weston Super Mare. read more..
GROUP CUT OFF AFTER VISITING SCOLT ISLAND, NORTH NORFOLK
Yarmouth Coastguard have been working this evening to co-ordinate the rescue of 17 people (11 adults plus 6 children, including a three month old baby) and two dogs cut off at Scolt Head Island, a nature reserve. The island is on the North Norfolk coast, 10 km west of Wells-Next-The-Sea. The site is reached by a ferry from the village of Burnham Overy Staithe on the A149. The cut off individuals were all in summer clothes, although none were in immediate danger, as the sea rose around them. read more..
LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD AWAIT EXPLOSIVE TEAM AFTER WW2 SHELL IS LOCATED
Liverpool Coastguard have been co-ordinating the response to a WW2 mine which was dredged up from the sea bed earlier this afternoon. read more..
DIVER FOUND AFTER GOING MISSING
At one oclock this afternoon, MRCC Milford Haven received a VHF DSC distress call from a vessel called Valley Divers reporting that one of their diving party was missing read more..
28 May, 2010
DOG RECOVERED BY COASTGUARD AFTER BEING MISSING FOR A WEEK
At twenty minutes to eight this morning, Portland Coastguard received a 999 call from the owners of Beauty a 3 year old Daschund who had been missing since Saturday 22 May 2010. read more..
4 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING APRIL 2010
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 4 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during April 2010 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. read more..
ATLANTIC RALLY YACHT MAKES MAYDAY CALL TO FALMOUTH COASTGUARD
At half past four this morning, Falmouth Coastguard received a call from the four man crew of a yacht 500 nautical miles west of the Azores via satellite telephone. read more..
24 May, 2010
Be safe at the seaside this summer
Coastguards are encouraging families to stay safe at the seaside this summer. And to make sure that children, parents, grandparents and teachers feel well prepared for their day out on the coast, the coastguard has just launched a new set of games and activities on http://kids.direct.gov.uk/ . Click on the world, then go to the watch station in the places icon. read more..
SOLENT COASTGUARD SEEK URGENT INFORMATION AFTER DINGHY FOUND ON WORTHING BEACH
At around 10.30 this morning Solent Coastguard were alerted to a 7 foot open dinghy which seemingly had washed up 600 yards east of Worthing pier. The Coastguard is now urgently seeking the owner of the dinghy in order to reassure the authorities that he or any occupants are safe and sound. read more..
SEARCH FOR MISSING SWIMMER AT LOUGH ERNE
A search is currently underway at Lough Erne in Enniskillen after a 19-year-old swimmer was reported missing. read more..
UNCONSCIOUS 3-YEAR-OLD RESCUED FROM WATER AT PORTHCAWL
A 3-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital this afternoon after a member of the public called the Coastguard after spotting her unconscious in the water at Coney Beach in Porthcawl. read more..
TWELVE INCIDENTS IN TWO HOURS FOR BUSY SWANSEA COASTGUARD
The warm weather has brought on a string of incidents for Swansea Coastguard, who this afternoon have co-ordinated several rescues, including three missing children, a capsized kayak and an injured jet-skier. read more..
THREE RESCUES AT WELLS NEXT THE SEA
Yarmouth Coastguard are urging people to check the tide times before they go out onto the coast after a series of incidents where people got cut off by the tide at Wells-Next-The-Sea today. read more..
LIVERPOOL COASTGUARD WARN BEACH VISITORS TO CHECK TIDE TIMES
After a spate of incidents where people have been cut off by the tide, Liverpool Coastguard are urging members of the public to check the tide times before they visit the beach. read more..
COASTGUARD SEND HELICOPTER TO CRUISE SHIP TWICE IN ONE DAY
At 8.30 this morning, Falmouth Coastguard had a call from the cruise liner Braemar, who was docked at St. Marys on the Isles of Scilly and had a female passenger with a broken hip that needed to be taken to hospital. read more..
TWO CUT OFF BY THE TIDE AT LEASOWE
At 20 past 3 this afternoon, Liverpool Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public informing them that two people had been cut off by the tide 200 yards out from the shore near Leasowe Lighthouse at the top of the Wirral. read more..
FORTH COASTGUARD CO-ORDINATE RESCUE OF CLIFF FALLER AT WORMIT
At half past seven this evening, Forth Coastguard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre at Fifeness received a request from Ambulance Control for assistance to extract a 45 year old female who had apparently fallen approximately 80 feet down a cliff at Wormit, Fife. read more..
MCA-LED CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES MAJOR NEW GUIDE ON HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
A consortium led by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has launched The Human Element: a guide to human behaviour in the shipping industry read more..
FISHERMEN - DONT TAKE THE RISK!
Dont ignore the risks – wear a lifejacket – thats the message to fishermen at Fishing 2010 from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). read more..
HER MAJESTYS COASTGUARD NOW HAS 40,000 EMERGENCY BEACONS ON ITS REGISTER
The UK 406 EPIRB Registry based at MRCC Falmouth reached a new milestone this month by registering their 40,000th beacon, meaning the database has doubled in size in three years. The team has worked tirelessly to provide good customer service and maintain operationally valid records and as such the Registry is well respected throughout the SAR world. read more..
MAN RESCUED FROM MUD TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
A man has been taken to hospital after being rescued from mud by Coastguard Rescue Teams near the Inchinnan Bridge in Paisley. read more..
999 CALL PROMPTS RESCUE OF SIX MEN
At half past ten this evening, Swansea Coastguard received a 999 call from a man reporting that he could see a twenty foot cruiser drifting with no lights between the pier and first island at Swansea. read more..
MAN SUFFERS INJURIES AFTER CLIFF FALL
At 5.00 pm today, Humber Coastguard received a 999 call reporting that a person had fallen down cliffs at Marsden Bay, near South Shields. read more..
THREE RESCUED IN ROUGH CONDITIONS NEAR PORTRUSH
Belfast Coastguard has been co-ordinating the rescue of various individuals this morning including a man who was overboard from his 18 foot cabin cruiser in very rough weather half a mile east of Ballintoy harbour. read more..
SWANSEA COASTGUARD CO-ORDINATE SEVERAL RESCUES THIS AFTERNOON
During a very busy afternoon at Swansea Coastguard, two particular incidents have stood out with safety messages for the public. read more..
FALMOUTH COASTGUARD CO-ORDINATE ASSISTANCE TO ACUTELY ILL CREWMAN WEST OF THE AZORES
Falmouth Coastguard have been assisting in the rescue of a 33 year old injured crewman from the Cayman flagged, 2002 built, 271 ton motor yacht Sagamar since Thursday afternoon. read more..
MAJOR SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING WOMAN OFF BOURNEMOUTH BEACH
At around 8.15 this morning Portland Coastguard took a call from the Dorset Police alerting the marine emergency service to evidence of a missing woman who had gone swimming in the sea much earlier today. read more..
6 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING MARCH 2010
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 6 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during March 2010 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection read more..
DETENTION OF PASSENGER SHIP IN PORTSMOUTH
Maritime and Coastguard Surveyors have detained the passenger vessel Prince Albert II in Portsmouth this afternoon. The vessel is a Bahamas registered passenger ship, operated by V.Ships Leisure (Monaco) in Portsmouth. read more..
Falmouth Coastguard helps starving remote islanders
Falmouth Coastguard is helping a group of hungry islanders, who were discovered by a British sailor whilst he was taking a yacht from Hawaii to Australia. read more..
Drunken man rescued from Bridlington Harbour
At 9.50 pm this evening Humber Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting that one of their group had entered the water at Bridlington Harbour. The group of men from Halifax, West Yorkshire had been in Bridlington for a stag party. read more..
Search ongoing for missing whelk picker
Coastguards are coordinating the search for a man who is missing in Larne Lough. read more..
Family await rescue after hitting low lying iceberg
A couple and their two teenaged daughters are waiting to be rescued from the south Atlantic after their yacht hit a low lying iceberg north-east of South Georgia. read more..
FRENCH FISHING BOAT CATCHES FIRE OFF SCILLY ISLES
The French fishing vessel Maranello, 26 miles off the Scilly Isles, reported a fire in their engine room this evening. read more..
INTERNATIONAL LONG RANGE RESCUE
A 21 year old cadet has tonight been winched by RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) Sea King Rescue helicopter from a tanker 250 nautical miles off the west coast of Ireland, after being diagnosed with a possible appendicitis and in need of urgent hospital treatment. read more..
CREW MEMBER FROM TRAINING SHIP FALLS OVERBOARD
At approximately 8:30pm Solent Coastguard received a Mayday call from the Training Ship (TS) Royalist stating a member of their crew had fallen over the side of the ship at Stokes Bay, whilst they were at anchor. read more..
