Storm Ophelia has brought gusts of up to 70 mph to parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, where the crew of a yacht had to be rescued…
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Do you have the right communication equipment on board?
The UK Coastguard is advising sailors to have at least two independent means of contacting them following a lengthy operation involving a French boat which sent out multiple VHF DSC…
Free flares disposal at Southsea in April
Southsea Marina will offer free flare disposals and lifejacket checks at its Fishing Show on 30 April 2016
Rescued yacht sailor arrested on international warrant
A man who was rescued from his yacht when it ran aground on the west coast of Scotland has been held by police on an international arrest warrant
Newquay civilian search and rescue helicopter service launched
The Newquay civilian UK search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service will operate from the new Coastguard SAR base at Cornwall Airport Newquay from January 2016
Coastguard appeal for information about skipper of upturned Hobie Cat catamaran
The UK Coastguard are appealing for information about the skipper of a capsized Hobie Cat dinghy found 25 miles north east of North Foreland
Man jailed for hoax calls to Coastguard
A man in Scotland has been jailed for four months for making hoax calls to the UK Coastguard
Six false alarms for Portishead RNLI lifeboat in ten days
The RNLI’s newest lifeboat station at Portishead answered six callouts in ten days proving it's operational readiness, even if they were all false alarms
Sailor Philip Walwyn dies at end of solo transatlantic voyage
Legendary sailor and yacht builder Philip Walwyn has been found dead off the Cornish coast after sailing his 12-Metre 'Kate' from the Azores
Coastguard rescues sailor from Winchelsea Beach
A sailor was rescued from Winchelsea Beach this afternoon by the Rye Bay and Hastings Coastguard Rescue Teams after his vessel ran aground