Nineteen callouts in one week for Southend RNLI
Southend on Sea volunteer lifeboat crews were paged 19 times in the past week as the weather improved and...
Coastguard
30m people plan to visit the coast this summer, says RNLI
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Her Majesty’s Coastguard are launching a joint beach safety campaign as a...
Coastguard rescue teams supporting NHS Western Isles
HM Coastguard is providing support to NHS Western Isles as part of the ongoing response to Covid-19. Coastguard rescue...
RNLI and HM Coastguard partners in StayWise education site
The RNLI and HM Coastguard are two of the UK emergency services involved in StayWise – an online education...
HM Coastguard tracking 33 containers lost in Pentland Firth
Weather related incidents have now led to two incidents of containers being lost overboard around the UK coastline. As...
HM Coastguard has busiest day in four years and lifejackets save fishermen when boat sinks
HM Coastguard dealt with the highest number of incidents on one day – last Friday (31st July) – since...
HM Coastguard calls for jet skiers to respect other water users
HM Coastguard is warning people of the dangers of jet skis, personal watercraft (PWC) and motorised recreational craft after...
HMS Puncher rescues stricken fishing boat
The Royal Navy reports that HMS Puncher went to the rescue of a stricken fishing boat while carrying out...
HM Coastguard completes long-distance rescue of lone yachtsman
HM Coastguard has successfully completed the coordination of a long-distance rescue of a yachtsman more than 500 miles off...
HM Coastguard calls for skippers to update systems following luxury yacht sinking
The UK Coastguard has called for the skippers of commercial and pleasure craft to keep a vessel’s registration details...
‘Do not touch’ – Coastguard warn public after flare causes ordnance scare
A discarded distress flare prompted fears of a potential ordnance after it washed up on a riverbank. HM Coastguard...
