Search and rescue at sea

Updates on marine search and rescues, including those by the RNLI, local rescue stations and other organisations across the globe.

One-hour boat trip turns into three-month ordeal at sea

Five people have been rescued in the South Pacific after being adrift for three months. Their boat went missing...

November 6th, 2026

“We sat in the life raft … and watched the boat sink. A hundred metres away from us. That...

October 2nd, 2026

Two yachts have been destroyed and a third damaged after severe weather struck off Cape Greco, Cyprus, on Saturday...

September 2nd, 2026

A French father and his two young sons have been rescued after spending more than 16 hours adrift off...

August 20th, 2026

The Greek Coast Guard has evacuated 31 people by sea from Crete on Wednesday (29 July) after a fast-moving...

July 31st, 2026

Bulgarian border police have evacuated 186 passengers from a Viking Cruises ship. Viking Ullur ran aground on a sandbank...

July 31st, 2026

A California sailor has been rescued after spending more than a month adrift in the Pacific when his sailboat’s...

July 29th, 2026

A New Jersey fire department has described the extraordinary moment one of its rescue boats was sunk by a...

July 10th, 2026

Six people are presumed to have drowned after a charter fishing boat sank off the coast of Richmond, British...

June 30th, 2026

A 15-year-old boy has rescued two men who fell from an inflatable toy boat off the Isle of Skye...

June 23rd, 2026

A US Coastguard crew member brought a runaway powerboat under control on Maryland’s Severn River after its operator was...

June 19th, 2026