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Three men have been rescued from a life raft by the Stornoway Coastguard rescue helicopter.
A 17-year-old girl has been rescued from mud up to her waist off the beach at Crosby.
A man was rescued out to sea from Swansea beach after swimming off shore after sunset.
A man, a woman and their dog have been rescued by Coastguards after they became stuck up to their knees in mud at New Brighton.
12 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during June 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
Liverpool Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public who had witnessed a young girl struggling in the River Mersey.
Work on the new national Coastguard training centre in Hampshire has officially started today (Wednesday 16 July).
A major search has taken place in Torquay after the Coastguard were told that two people had fallen from cliffs.
An 18-year-old man has been rescued after his dinghy capsized off Mevagissey.
A Yorkshire yachtsman has been found alive and well on his yacht 80 miles off the Yorkshire coast.
A 9-year-old girl has been rescued after her foot became wedged in the rocky sea defences at Aberaeron beach.
Three children were spotted being dragged out to sea by the current.
Coastguards have successfully located a lost fisherman in grave danger of being swept out to sea by the tide.
A 27–year old man was helped to the top of cliffs at Saunton by coastguard rescue teams after getting stuck during a climb.
Twelve people’s lives might have been saved in 2013 if they had been wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid.
Falmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre is currently involved in a search and rescue operation in the Indian Ocean.
Three kayakers were rescued on Saturday 8 miles off the Devon coast.
A fisherman has had a lucky escape after his boat sank off the island of Colonsay.
Coastguards have reunited a dog with its owners more than 12 hours after it went missing.
An Eastbourne Coastguard has been awarded an MBE for his dedication and commitment to the Coastguard Rescue Service.
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