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Two Searches for Bait Diggers Lost in Fog
In two separate incidents last night (Sunday) Liverpool Coastguard sent resources to assist people after they became lost in fog whilst on the beach. read more..
Ship Owners Fined for Overloading
At a hearing yesterday at Southampton Magistrates Court the German owners of the Antigua and Barbuda registered cargo vessel Katja pleaded guilty to the overloading of their vessel which had arrived in Liverpool laden with rock salt from the St. Lawrence Seaway, Canada in November 2010. read more..
Two British Men Rescued From Icelandic Glacier After Contacting Uk Coastguard
At nine minutes past midnight on 8 February 2012, Solent Coastguard was contacted by a man reporting that his son and friend were experiencing difficulties on their expedition in Iceland. read more..
Nine Foreign Ships Under Detention in the Uk During December 2011
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that nine foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during December 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were two new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during December 2011 and seven vessels remained under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.3% this is slightly down from Novembers twelve month rate. Out of the detained vessels three were registered with a flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, four were registered with a flag states on the grey list one was registered with a flag state on the black list and one was unregistered. read more..
Walkers Rescued From the Water At West Kirby
Two walkers have been rescued from the water at West Kirby on the River Dee estuary after a three hour ordeal, lost in fog. read more..