A person was transferred to hospital from an oil rig southeast of Shetland this evening (Sunday).
The call to coastguard was made before 6pm and the rescue helicopter travelled 93 miles to the person’s aid.
The helicopter transferred the patient into the care of medical professionals at the Clickimin landing site shortly after 8pm.
A coastguard helicopter went to the aid of a fisherman onboard a vessel north of Shetland this morning (Tuesday). The R900 was called out before…
READ FULL STORYEmergency services are carrying out a medical evacuation at an offshore installation.
READ FULL STORYA suspected mine in Yell turned out to be a false alarm after a bomb disposal team was sent to investigate. Last week, a mussel…
READ FULL STORYThe coastguard rescue helicopter has been called into action twice over the weekend. On Saturday it was called to collect someone who had fallen ill…
READ FULL STORYThe Marine and Coastguard Agency cordoned off an area where a suspected mine was found in Yell. Yesterday (Wednesday), a call to Police Scotland and…
READ FULL STORYA fisherman was airlifted to hospital last night (Tuesday) in a medical evacuation 36 miles nautical southeast of Sumburgh.
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