Man airlifted from oil standby boat
A man had to be evacuated from a standby vessel after he was injured during an on-board exercise on Wednesday morning.
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Airlifted from long line boat
A Norwegian fisherman had to be airlifted to hospital early on Tuesday morning after a fishing hook caught him near the eye.
READ FULL STORYFisherman airlifted to hospital after being injured by hook
A Norwegian fisherman had to be airlifted to hospital early on Tuesday morning after a fishing hook caught him near the eye.
READ FULL STORYCrew rescued as fishing vessel sinks
Shetland Coastguard was involved in the rescue of a fishing crew 100 miles off Shetland on Wednesday night. The alarm was raised with the Coastguard…
READ FULL STORYNess lobster boat beached after system failure
The skipper of a small fishing boat which he had to beach after taking on water has thanked the rescue services who offered to help…
READ FULL STORYSkipper airlifted from Banff boat
The Sumburgh-based helicopter Rescue 102 was called out to a Banff-registered fishing boat on Tuesday to take the injured skipper to hospital. The Sunlight Ray…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard helicopter airlifts injured man to hospital
The coastguard helicopter Rescue 102 airlifted an injured man from a North Sea rig to Lerwick on Tuesday. A call came to Aberdeen Coastguard at…
READ FULL STORYFaroese skipper defends actions after major hunt
By RYAN TAYLOR THE skipper of a yacht which sparked a dramatic search and rescue operation has defended his actions after coming under fire from…
READ FULL STORYCoastguards work on as strike continues
By RYAN TAYLOR SHETLAND’S coastguard workers will continue to work through a 48-hour strike scheduled to take place this weekend. Members of the Public and…
READ FULL STORYCrew of missing yacht criticised
THE crew of a yacht which sparked a major search and rescue at the weekend have been criticised by coastguard officials. The operation to find…
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