‘That wasn’t a great moment’: sailors watch as Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 sinks after whale strike
“We sat in the life raft … and watched the boat sink. A hundred metres away from us. That...
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.
Two yachts destroyed and businessman killed after Cyprus storm
Two yachts have been destroyed and a third damaged after severe weather struck off Cape Greco, Cyprus, on Saturday...
Video: Father and two kids rescued after night adrift on jet ski off Thailand
A French father and his two young sons have been rescued after spending more than 16 hours adrift off...
Greek Coast Guard undertakes sea rescue as Crete wildfires spread
The Greek Coast Guard has evacuated 31 people by sea from Crete on Wednesday (29 July) after a fast-moving...
186 passengers evacuated after cruise ship runs aground in Danube
Bulgarian border police have evacuated 186 passengers from a Viking Cruises ship. Viking Ullur ran aground on a sandbank...
Sailor rescued after more than a month adrift in Pacific
A California sailor has been rescued after spending more than a month adrift in the Pacific when his sailboat’s...
Firefighters rescued after whale sinks New Jersey emergency response boat
A New Jersey fire department has described the extraordinary moment one of its rescue boats was sunk by a...
Six presumed drowned after charter vessel sinks near Vancouver
Six people are presumed to have drowned after a charter fishing boat sank off the coast of Richmond, British...
‘I need to do something here’: Teenager rescues two men from inflatable boat off Isle of Skye
A 15-year-old boy has rescued two men who fell from an inflatable toy boat off the Isle of Skye...
Video: US Coastguard crew member stops runaway boat with heroic leap
A US Coastguard crew member brought a runaway powerboat under control on Maryland’s Severn River after its operator was...
Fisherman survives terrifying fireball after onboard explosion
One moment, Connor Gecewicz and three friends were heading out for a fishing trip. The next, a suspected fault...
