Castaways rescued after writing ‘help’ on beach
Three mariners stranded on a deserted remote Pacific island for over a week have been rescued, after using palm...
Search and rescue
Read reports about international marine search and rescue missions.
Over 100 dead in Mozambique ferry disaster
Over 100 people are understood to have died, with almost 20 still missing, after an overcrowded, makeshift ferry capsized...
American couple missing after Caribbean yacht hijacking
Police in two Caribbean countries are investigating the disappearance of a US couple whose catamaran was hijacked off the...
Missing solo sailor turns up in Hawaii after five weeks
The US Coast Guard has located the missing sailor Noel Rubio, who has arrived in Hawaii after sparking a...
DuroWipers to be fitted to Caister Lifeboat
A 14m Medina Class lifeboat being built for a UK volunteer lifeboat service (not part of the RNLI) will...
Drowning fishermen rescued after observant cruise guests sound alarm
The crew of a cruise ship has successfully rescued five fishermen who were seen in difficulty off the Indian...
Sailors missing after gale-force winds sink freighter off Greece
Twelve people are missing, one person has been rescued and one person has been confirmed dead, after a cargo...
‘Miracle’ as sailor missing for two weeks found alive in life raft off US coast
A man who went missing at sea for almost two weeks has been found alive, floating in a life...
Video: Four surfers and crew rescued after 38 hours missing at sea
Four Australian surfers and two Indonesian crew members reported missing after their boat was struck by a storm have...
Boat of missing sailor Donald Lawson found off Mexico coast
The capsized boat of Baltimore sailor Donald Lawson, who went missing over two weeks ago in the Pacific Ocean,...
