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RNLI save diabetic sailor stranded in ‘life-threatening’ condition
The RNLI came to the aid of a diabetic man suffering from severe seasickness on Saturday after his yacht lost power.
Video: all-weather RNLI lifeboat assists 94m cargo vessel
All-weather RNLI lifeboat assists 94m cargo vessel. Watch the video here.
Video: Final rescue attempts for huge cargo ship headed for French coast
A last-ditch rescue effort is underway to stop an enormous cargo ship from running aground on France's southwest coast.
Weekly round-up: YBW news digest
Microsoft's Paul Allen's yacht MV Tatoosh causes coral reef damage, perilous pair of yachtsmen ask for help for the ninth time in seven months, and Fairline is bought out of administration. Read this week's news in YBW's handy bite-sized format.
Dave the dog rescued by firefighters in Norfolk
The dog, named Dave, had a lucky escape after he was fished out from a river by local firefighters
Update: British adventurer Sarah Outen reunited with boat lost in hurricane
Solo rower Sarah Outen's boat, Happy Socks, thought to have been lost in a hurricane, travelled some 2,000 km to return to its owner.
Video: Mother and son paddleboat team rescued
The mother and son team attempting to paddle a foot-powered boat across the Atlantic from Cape Town in South Africa to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil were rescued.
Watch: five fishermen rescued off the Norwegian coast
Watch the dramatic footage of the trawler capsizing in freezing waters off the Norwegian coast, above the Arctic Circle.
Boats on way to rescue school bus caught in flood in Yorkshire
Firefighters are currently on a rescue mission to free people trapped in the flood waters.
2015: a year in news
From missing fishing boats, a 'ghost ship' being sunk in Ireland to Sir Ben Ainslie selling his Hoek Truly Classic 65 honeymoon yacht, we take a look at the major 2015's news and events in the boating world.
Video: Dramatic footage captures RNLI sailboat rescue
The Yarmouth RNLI all-weather lifeboat team was called out to assist a 22ft yacht in Christchurch Bay on 10 December in force 7 conditions.
Weekly round-up: YBW news digest
Sir Ben Ainslie gets a new racing yacht, Bugatti unveils a speedboat design, dramatic rescues at sea and perhaps the best children's Christmas gift ever made: YBW weekly news and pictures in bite-size format.
Dramatic video and pictures show RNLI yacht rescue in gale conditions
Watch the dramatic video and see the photos from the RNLI rescue of a disabled yacht in Cornwall.
RNLI lifeboats scrambled to save crew of grounded fishing boat
The RNLI rescued three fishermen whose 10ft boat ran aground on rocks and began to take on water in Swansea Bay.
RNLI rescue three men from disabled boat off Irish coast
The RNLI and Irish coastguard scramble lifeboat and helicopter to rescue three men in a stricken speedboat.
Britons who lost their lives in whale-watching boat accident in Canada named
28 October 2015 The five Britons who lost their lives in the whale-watching accident in Tofino, Canada, have been named. The British Columbia Coroners Service have identified the victims as Microsoft UK manager David Thomas, 50, and his son Stephen, 18, from Swindon, Jack Slater, 76, a British national living…
37ft yacht rescued in Poole
Two passengers were onboard the 37ft yacht, which got into difficulty near Poole Harbour.
Ilfracombe RNLI rescues stricken yacht
Ilfracombe RNLI rescued two people after it lost engine power off the North Devon coast.
Four rescued as yacht’s engine fails
RNLI Bembridge rescued four people after their yacht's engine stopped working and the anchor started to drag.
New boat appeal launched for 82-year-old lone yachtsman
An online campaign has launched to buy 82-year-old sailor Julian Mustoe a new yacht to replace one that sunk in North Sea.