Press Releases
2011
July
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A RESCUE BY LAND AND SEA FOR COUPLE AND THEIR DOGS CUT OFF BY TIDE
Two dogs and two people have been rescued by a lifeboat and coastguard rescue teams after being cut off by the tide this evening. read more..
This afternoon at 3.15pm Liverpool Coastguard received a report from a member of the public that there was a small boat adrift with nobody aboard off the The Battery at Morecambe, Lancashire. read more..
CHECK TIDES AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU SET OUT SAY SWANSEA COASTGUARD
Swansea Coastguard are warning people to check tidal conditions before they set out after two groups of teenagers have become cut off by the tide in the same place within days of each other. read more..
BRIXHAM COASTGUARD COORDINATE RESCUE OF MAN FROM CLIFF AFTER BARKING DOG ALERTS SAILING VESSEL
A man sustained serious head injuries and his wife was also superficially injured after falling down cliffs whilst out walking their dogs today. read more..
LONDON COASTGUARD COORDINATE SEARCH FOR MISSING KAYAKER
London Coastguard have been coordinating the search for a missing kayaker this afternoon, after his upturned boat and oars were spotted by a member of the public at the Hammertons ferry at 12.30 pm this afternoon. read more..
USE CORRECT RADIO PROCEDURES WHILST AT SEA SAY SWANSEA COASTGUARD
Swansea Coastguard are asking sailors and motorboaters to familiarise themselves with correct radio procedures after a series of incidents where boaters have made incorrect broadcasts leading to needless delays and lifeboat launches. read more..
MOTORBOATERS RESCUED FOLLOWING FAINT BROADCAST
Three people whose motorboat Mi Amigo had started to sink off Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire were rescued this afternoon after broadcasting an urgency broadcast. read more..
MAN EXTRACTED FROM RAVINE BY COASTGUARDS FOLLOWING TOMBSTONING INCIDENT
A young man has been extracted from a ravine by coastguards and taken to hospital by air ambulance after a tombstoning jump went wrong. read more..
THREE ANGLERS RESCUED FROM SEA NEAR RIVER AXE MOUTH
This morning at 6.00 am the angling vessel Sam, from Seaton, came across three people in the water and a sinking 16ft sports angling boat. The three had been out on a fishing expedition near the River Axe mouth, when their vessel had overturned and begun to sink. The crew of Sam recovered the casualties from the water who were cold and wet but unharmed. read more..
CHARITY ROWERS ASSISTED IN LUCE BAY
At 09.17 am this morning Clyde Coastguard received a pan pan urgency call from the ocean-going rowing boat 3 Peaks Row, with 4 crew on board, reporting that they had lost their rudder and been caught in the tidal races and rough seas off the Mull of Galloway. read more..
THREE BOYS GET INTO DANGER CLIMBING CLIFFS
Three teenage boys got into difficulty after climbing 155 foot cliff at Ginnys Gut, Langland this evening. read more..
THREE BOYS GET INTO DANGER CLIMBING CLIFFS
Three teenage boys got into difficulty after climbing 155 foot cliff at Ginnys Gut, Langland this evening. read more..
DANGERS OF INFLATABLE DINGHIES IN OPEN WATER
A search took place this evening for two young girls in an inflatable dinghy, off Sandgreen, Gatehouse Of Fleet (Dumfries and Galloway). read more..
INJURED MAN FOUND AND RESCUED FROM MOURNE MOUNTAINS
A man has been rescued from the Mourne Mountains after falling and sustaining serious leg, head and hand injuries. read more..
TWELVE PEOPLE RESCUED FROM SEA CAVE
Twelve people have been evacuated this afternoon by lifeboat from Gloup Cave on Stroma Island after their vessel broke down. read more..
At 0924 this morning Falmouth Coastguard received several 999 calls reporting a car over the cliff at St Agnes. Initial reports indicated that there was a person still inside the car. read more..
HELP US TO AVOID UNNECESSARY SEARCHING: REPORT YOUR LOST BOATING EQUIPMENT SAY PORTLAND COASTGUARD
Portland Coastguard is asking members of the public and leisure maritime community to report missing equipment such as tenders, boards, kayaks and sails to them as soon as they become aware that they are lost, following a spate of unnecessary searches, due to abandoned equipment being found. read more..
At 3.00pm yesterday, Yarmouth Coastguard were alerted to two children being swept out to sea in very rough sea conditions at Waxham, near Sea Palling on the Norfolk Coast. read more..
TWO MEN AND A BOY RESCUED FROM SEA
At 07.43 pm yesterday evening, Forth coastguard received a 999 call from a lady reporting three body boarders waving for help. read more..
A diver went missing whilst diving today 16 nautical miles south east of Portland Bill. read more..
At a hearing today at Bournemouth Magistrates the Master of a passenger vessel pleaded guilty to two offences brought under safety and officer certification legislation. He was fined £2,000 plus costs of £1,000. read more..
6 FOREIGN SHIPS UNDER DETENTION IN THE UK DURING JUNE 2011
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 6 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during June 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. read more..
DIVER DIES AFTER SURFACING UNCONSCIOUS OFF SEAHOUSES
A female diver has been declared dead at Wansbeck Hospital after surfacing unconscious during a dive off Seahouses this afternoon. read more..
12 YEAR OLD IN KAYAK RAISES THE ALARM OFF TENBY
A 12-year-old boy phoned the Coastguard to ask for help this afternoon after getting into difficulty when paddling in a kayak off Giltar Point near Tenby. The 12-year-old and a friend were paddling in the kayak, being pushed by his father when the weather changed and they began being swept out to sea. read more..
EIGHT PEOPLE RESCUED FROM CLIFFS AT BREAN DOWN
Eight people were rescued from the cliffs at Brean Down this evening after they became cut off by the incoming tide, tried to climb up the cliffs to safety and then became stuck. read more..
CLIMBER AND WALKER AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL
A cliff climber who was hit by a boulder and fell down the 130 foot sheer rock face at St Govans Head was rescued from the bottom of the cliffs by coastguard rescue teams and airlifted to hospital this evening. read more..
MAN RESCUED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB 600 FOOT CLIFFS TO ESCAPE INCOMING TIDE
A man has been rescued 100 feet from the top of 600 foot cliffs which he had climbed at Minehead Bluff, Somerset to escape the incoming tide. read more..
MOTORCRUISER CALLS FOR HELP AFTER HITTING SUBMERGED OBJECT
motorcruiser with four people on board broadcast an urgent request for help this afternoon after the vessel struck a submerged object, north of Lundy Island. read more..
COASTGUARDS RESCUE THREE LADS CUT OFF BY TIDE ON CLIFF FACE
Three young men from the Manchester area were rescued by the Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team on Sunday after becoming stuck in three different places on the face of the high chalk cliffs at Culver Down, on the east side of the Isle of Wight. read more..
FOUR RESCUED FROM THE WATER AT WHITE PARK BAY, COUNTY ANTRIM.
At 5.00pm, Belfast Coastguard received a 999 call from a lady at White Park Bay, County Antrim reporting her husband and son had been caught by rip currents while body boarding and were being swept out to sea. read more..
10 July, 2011
76 YEAR OLD MAN RESCUED OFF CLIFFS
At 2.05 pm, a 76 year old male walker contacted the Police via the 999 system to report being trapped on a cliff somewhere west of Manorbier. The police tasked a unit along with their helicopter Police 12 to investigate and relayed the information to MRCC Milford Haven Coastguard. The Police managed to link the 999 call to the Coastguard and by questioning the gentleman further, the MRCC staff managed to establish the mans location as being between East Moor Cliff and Swanlake Bay. read more..
FOUR TEENAGERS RESCUED IN DUNDRUM BAY
At 6.00 pm yesterday, Belfast Coastguard received a 999 call from one of a party of four teenagers who were cut off by the tide and were up to their shoulders in water close to Ardilea, while walking from Ballykinler to Dundrum. read more..
TWO BOYS RESCUED OFF CLIFFS AT WHITLEY BAY
At 12.50pm, Humber MRCC received a report from Blyth Coastguard Rescue Team that two young boys, aged 9 and 11 had become stuck on the cliffs at Whitley Bay. read more..
At 10.20 pm yesterday evening, Belfast Coastguard received a 999 call from a man reporting, two children cut off on the rocks at Cove Bay, Groomsport. read more..
MCA BACKS TECHNOLOGY WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY BENEFITS
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that it has submitted an information paper to the International Maritime Organizations Marine Environmental Protection Committee, on behalf of the UK Government, that shows possible average fuel and emissions savings of 9.1% when Fluoropolymer Foul Release (FFR) technology is used. This suggests current industry estimates of up to 5% savings may be an underestimation. read more..
08 July, 2011
UK FLAG REACHES 18 MILLION GROSS TONNES
In June the UK Flag passed the 18 million gross tonnes (GT) mark for the first time since 1983. read more..
YACHT CREW RESCUED OFF ISLES OF SCILLY
Two Dutch crew from a yacht have been rescued in gale force conditions overnight, 75 miles South West of the Isles Of Scilly. read more..
FALMOUTH COASTGUARD RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL AWARD
The International Maritime Organization has today announced that Falmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre has been recognised, alongside Stavanger (Norway), for its contribution to international search and rescue. read more..
At 1029 am, Falmouth Coastguard received a radio message from the skipper of the dive vessel Tiburon reporting that three of their divers had not returned from their dive read more..
SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING PERSON OFF RATHLIN ISLAND
A major search is underway for a missing person, believed to have fallen overboard from his boat off Rathlin Island. read more..
MAN RESCUED FROM SANDBANK AT SOUTHPORT
At 11.00 am, Liverpool Coastguard was passed a 999 call that had been received by the Fire and Rescue service. read more..
01 July, 2011
FALMOUTH COASTGUARD AND ROYAL NAVY IN ARABIAN SEA RESCUE
Falmouth Coastguard successfully coordinated the rescue of 13 Indian crewmen from a disabled tanker in the North Arabian Gulf, after crew members contacted Falmouth Coastguard to report that they had been stranded for several days and crew were beginning to fall ill. read more..
FISHING BOAT FIRE OFF FRASERBURGH
Aberdeen Coastguard are currently coordinating the rescue of 14 crew members from a Danish registered fishing boat six miles off Fraserburgh after a fire was reported in her engine room. The helicopter, lifeboat and standby vessels that were sent to help are acting with caution due to the 40,000 litres of fuel on board the 38 metre vessel. read more..
