Friends of Billy Brannan have launched a Crowdfunding campaign for the solo skipper after his yacht, Helena was dismasted in an Atlantic storm.
Rescue
PHOTOS: QM2 rescues Tamarind skipper Mervyn Wheatley
YM reader Pip Dando was onboard the liner when the former Royal Marine was recovered from his damaged Formosa 42
VIDEO: Coastguard medevacs crew from yacht 200 miles off Scilly
UK Coastguard and Irish SAR services join forces to rescue sailor at the edge of the helicopter's operating range
Nominations wanted for heroes of the sea
The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society is calling for nominations of for its Skill and Gallantry Awards
British sailor’s yacht sinks in North Sea
A British sailor has been rescued from his yacht in the North Sea after his stearing gear failed, leaving him drifting near an oil platform
Helicopter rescue at sea
A crewmember needs a helicopter rescue at sea, an airlift to hospital. You’ve radioed a Mayday and now there’s a helicopter overhead. What next? Tom Cunliffe reports
Search and Rescue services privatised
Military SAR helicopters from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are being replaced by a private civilian operator, starting from today