Updated – Rescue helicopter flown to Brae
The coastguard rescue helicopter has landed in Brae this morning (Monday) to transfer a person to the Gilbert Bain Hospital. Coastguard staff said the helicopter…
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Coastguard workers to walk out on Wednesday
Shetland Coastguard workers will walk out tomorrow (Wednesday) in a row over pay and conditions. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will…
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Eyes to the skies as Santa makes a Christmas visit
Bairns got the chance to give Santa a big wave before he starts his busy night of deliveries today (Saturday). Santa set off in his…
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Crewman airlifted overnight
A crewman aboard a ship was airlifted to Tingwall Airport overnight. The call was made before 1am and the rescue helicopter travelled 130 miles north-east…
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UPDATED: Missing person search continues
The search for a missing woman in Lerwick is continuing, with police releasing new information about her situation. Forty-six-year-old Sharon O’Neill is now believed to…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard rescue delayed in poor weather
Poor weather has hampered a rescue attempt of an injured crewman. Shetland Coastguard were called to airlift the man from a fishing vessel on Tuesday…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard rescue man overboard
Coastguard rescued a fisherman who went overboard in the North Sea yesterday (Sunday). The incident took place 93 nautical miles east of Fraserburgh. A distress…
READ FULL STORYOffshore medivac required at installation
Coastguard responded to an emergency call this morning at an installation 93 miles south-east of Sumburgh. Helicopters were sent to the offshore site for a…
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Footage of fishing boat rescue released by coastguard
The coastguard has released footage of yesterday’s (Thur) rescue of eight fishermen after their vessel sank off Fair Isle. The crew of the Peterhead-based Guiding…
READ FULL STORYFishing crew rescued after boat sinks off Fair Isle
Eight people have been rescued from a fishing boat which sank off Fair Isle, 45 nautical miles south-east from the coast. The crew abandoned ship…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard: Sick passenger transported from Yell
The coastguard were called to Cullivoe, Yell, this afternoon (Monday) after an emergency call was made from a boat. Once the boat had arrived in…
READ FULL STORYInjured crewman airlifted to Clickimin
The Coastguard was called to a medivac at 6.50am today (Wednesday) to a ship offshore. A call to arrange medical attention was made because a…
READ FULL STORYClickimin: Emergency medivac carried out by coastguard
The coastguard helicopter landed at Clickimin Leisure Complex this morning (Friday) at 9am after an emergency medivac. The alarm was raised at 6.15am from an…
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New Saxa Vord base station planned to help coastguard ‘save lives for years to come’
A new communications tower is planned for an old RAF base as part of a “significant investment” in replacing the coastguard radio network.
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