Fisherman taken to hospital
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…
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Coastguard carrying out offshore medical evacuation
Emergency services are carrying out a medical evacuation at an offshore installation.
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Suspected mine is false alarm
A suspected mine in Yell turned out to be a false alarm after a bomb disposal team was sent to investigate. Last week, a mussel…
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Busy weekend for coastguard crews
The 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 STORYMussel farmer finds unexploded mine
The Marine and Coastguard Agency cordoned off an area where a suspected mine was found in Yell. Yesterday (Wednesday), a call to Police Scotland and…
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Fisherman airlifted to hospital in medical evacuation
A fisherman was airlifted to hospital last night (Tuesday) in a medical evacuation 36 miles nautical southeast of Sumburgh.
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Update: Lifeboat crew respond to rescue call at Sumburgh
The two-man crew of a fishing vessel are safe and well after the Lerwick lifeboat were called out to their aid Saturday evening. Fishing boat…
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WATCH: Eight fishermen rescued as boat sinks
Dramatic video footage has been released showing the rescue of fishermen after their boat sank 36 miles north-east of Bressay this morning (Sunday). The 27-metre…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard take casualty from Unst
A casualty was taken to hospital from Unst on Thursday morning.
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Coastguard takes casualty to Clickimin after offshore medical evacuation
The coastguard helicopter landed at the Clickimin emergency landing site late last night (Saturday) to transfer a patient for medical help.
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Coastguard rescue man injured in offshore industrial accident
Coastguard officers were called to help a man who was injured in an industrial accident offshore.
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Emergency services find missing person
A missing person was found safe and well after emergency services searched the Gulberwick area over night. Coastguard, including rescue helicopters, the Lerwick lifeboat and…
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Coastguard helicopter rescues injured woman from inaccessible site near Hillswick
The coastguard helicopter helped rescue an injured woman from an inaccessible location near Hillswick.
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Man taken to Gilbert Bain Hospital from oil platform
A man was taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital from a platform east southeast of Sumburgh this afternoon (Tuesday) because of an illness. The call…
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