Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Tag: coastguard

Helicopter ditches in North Sea

A HELICOPTER has ditched in the North Sea, coastguards have confirmed. The aircraft went down 30 miles east of Aberdeen. All 14 people on board are...

Teen dies in cliff fall after frantic coastline search

A RACE against time to find a suicidal teenager ended in tragedy after the 18-year-old apparently threw himself from a cliff. Coastguard search teams joined...

Five fishermen rescued after fleeing blazing boat

Fiver fishermen were rescued by the Coastguard after fleeing their burning vessel. The crew are being treated with hypothermia after the dramatic rescue. At 13.28 pmtoday...

PICTURE SPECIAL: Whale stranded on East Lothian Beach

A WHALE has died after becoming stranded on a beach in East Lothian. Rescuers were alerted after a member of the public spotted the whale...

Drunken teen campers spark £4k rescue effort

MORE than 20 emergency workers were sent out on a £4000 rescue mission – to find two boys on a drunken camping trip. The 16-year-olds...

Emergency coastguard tugs axed as cash runs out

COASTGUARD tugs which save stricken vessels in Scottish waters are to be axed after funding for the service ran out. The potentially life-saving vessels work...

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