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Lowered down 296ft, it must have been the longest 2 minutes and 55 seconds for one lucky climber who waited while our coastguard winchman was lowered down.
Coastguard has advised the public to avoid the coastal path and base of the cliff between Oxwich Church and Oxwich Point at Oxwich Beach after a rock fall.
Stornoway coastguard helicopter captured this amazing scenery after being called to rescue a fallen walker with a leg injury.
A man was seriously hurt, although alive he was in a precarious position on cliffs on St Kilda, on the Outer Hebrides, Scotland with a 200 foot drop below him.
Successful bidders of the rescue boat grant fund revealed.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
HM Coastguard coordinated assistance to a bulk carrier grounded on the western side of the port entrance between Swanpool and Gullyngvase on 18 December.
Two people have been rescued after their personal locator beacon alerted HM Coastguard to the fact their yacht was in trouble off the Solomon Islands.
Fishermen rescued in gale force conditions in the English Channel.
A man has been rescued from a cliff face in Green Stane, near Eyemouth after he was forced to climb it to escape a large colony of aggressive seals on the beach.
Newquay Coastguard helicopter turned airborne maternity unit when a baby boy was born whilst the helicopter was in flight, 1400ft over Penzance, Cornwall.
Rescue teams across the country can bid for a share of £1 million to buy life-saving equipment from today.
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) have today joined forces to reveal RYA SafeTrx as HM Coastguard’s new official voluntary safety identification scheme.
Announces the publication of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) business plan for 2018 to 2019.
Dramatic footage showing the incredible moment a coastguard winchman was battered by 6ft waves as he rescued two young men off Hartland Point Sunday afternoon.
An unwell passenger on a cruise ship sparked a challenging rescue in high seas for HM coastguard off the Northumberland coast Thursday afternoon.
The coastguard helicopter was in action twice within the hour on Sunday 5 November, first to Beinn Pharlagain, onto Buachaille Etive Mòr.
Coastguard search and rescue helicopter at St Athan rescuing two women from Nash Point in South Wales after they got cut off by the rising tide.
Water rescue charities receive funding for rescue equipment to keep UK rivers and seas safe.
Dramatic rescue of climber on Isle of Skye.
Great birds eye footage of the rescue of a kitesurfer from Bideford Bay.
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