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Three Persons Rescued From Grounded Yacht
Three people have been transferred to hospital this evening with two suffering from shock after their yacht ran aground and was holed on the rocks at Horse Island off the coast of Ardrossan, on the North Ayrshire coast. read more..
Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel Takes Russian Timber Carrier Under Tow
Early this morning the Captain of the Russian general cargo vessel Mekahnik Semakov reported problems to Stornoway Coastguard that he had difficulties with their engines and in particular their fuel oil. At the time a sister ship the Mekhanik Kraskovksi was standing by. read more..
Man Rescued Twice in Two Days Off Burnham
A search is currently underway for a trimaran that is reported to have run aground off the coast of Burnham-on-Sea two days after it was rescued for being lost in the same area on Sunday. read more..
Chief Coastguard Honours Shetland Rescuers
Rod Johnson, the Chief Coastguard, is to honour various Coastguard team members involved in a major search and rescue mission to save a man who was lost on remote high ground in Shetland during a winter storm. read more..
A diver was airlifted to hospital this morning after surfacing from a dive unconscious off Portland Bill. Sadly the diver was declared deceased by the hospital later in the day. read more..
19 October, 2008
Small Boat Rescued in Portland Race
Three young men in a small speed boat had a lucky escape on Saturday after their engine broke down and they were rescued from the Portland Race, a notoriously dangerous area of rough water off Portland Bill in Dorset. read more..