Sea rescue
All the gear, no idea: rookie rescued on first outing in new yacht
Two lifeboats and a volunteer RNLI crew headed out from Minehead when the inexperienced sailor ran aground at Dunster beach, Somerset, after running into trouble with his rigging. The man had been heading for Watchet marina, West Somerset, and had set out from Cardiff with three other vessels. Lifeboat helmsman…
Whitby lifeboats rescue father and daughter from rough seas in Yorkshire
The pair had been shouting for help for 45 minutes before HM coastguards were alerted and sent two Whitby’s RNLI inshore and all-weather lifeboats to their rescue. The 11-year-old girl had been swept into the sea off the Yorkshire coast in Robin Hood’s Bay and her father had gone out…
RNLI rescues steer at Compass Cove
While stranger things have happened at sea, the RNLI Dart inshore lifeboat team yesterday turned their hands to a spot of cattle herding.
Diver rescued by the Royal Navy, the Coastguard and RNLI
The Royal Navy, the Coastguard and RNLI joined forces in Cornwall to rescue a diver who’d been separated from his partner diving a wreck miles off the Lizard Peninsula. The dive boat sent a mayday call at 2.30pm on Tuesday 1 September, which set off a big combined rescue operation.…
Elderly man dies after fishing boat capsizes
A 73-year-old man from Salisbury has died after a boat capsized off County Wexford on Saturday.
Four rescued after yacht in danger of dismasting
RNLI crews were called out to Torr Head on Tuesday to save a yacht from dismasting
Two rescued from life raft after vessel sinks in the Channel
Fishermen off Kent had a lucky escape on Saturday after being rescued from a life raft
Lucky escape for lone sailor knocked overboard
The man was able to swim to safety after being knocked off his yacht in the Firth of Forth
One dead and two still missing after boat capsizes off Fife
Rescue crews continue to search for the missing men after their boat overturned while mackerel fishing off Fife
Three teenagers rescued after getting lost at sea in poor weather
Volunteer crews spent hours searching for the three young men who got lost at sea on Saturday
Five rescued after speedboat begins sinking in Solent
Several lifeboats and a rescue helicopter scoured the Solent after the speedboat crew were unable to provide a clear position
Runaway boat heads straight for Aberdeen after skipper falls overboard
The runaway boat travelled up to 20 miles with no one onboard after the skipper got tangled in nets and was pulled into the water
Sailor airlifted to safety from grounded catamaran
A rescue helicopter and two lifeboat crews were drafted in to help the sailor and his grounded catamaran
Three sailors cling on to dinghy after being swept under shipping wharf
Two men and a woman were pulled to safety after their dinghy became trapped under Baltic Wharf
Dramatic rescue after yacht runs aground in the Irish Sea
RNLI crews from Barrow also had to contend with an injured sailor and a potential sinking
Four rescued after fishing vessel sinks off Littlehampton
Two RNLI lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter were sent to the scene off Littlehampton on Thursday afternoon
Rescue crews launch to yacht stranded in dangerous surf near Southport
Both the RNLI and coastguard went to the aid of the yacht struggling in dangerous surf on Saturday
Stranded sailor and his dog rescued after abandoning burning yacht
The US Coastguard was drafted in to help the stranded sailor after his 30ft yacht went up in flames off the coast of Florida
Coastal fatality figures show 163 lost their lives last year
Figures released by the RNLI reveal that more than half of last year’s fatalities didn’t set out to enter the water
Yacht beaches on Lambay Island amid strong winds and rough seas
Howth RNLI were called out to Lambay Island on Tuesday following reports from the public