Coastguard officers faced two emergency callouts today (Sunday) while in the midst of essential water rescue training. The HM Coastguard – Orkney and Shetland Facebook…
READ FULL STORYHuge congratulations to Coastguard Rescue Officer Jamie Newlands, who has won the first ever Pride of Scotland Emergency… Posted by Maritime and Coastguard Agency on Friday,…
READ FULL STORYA cargo vessel suffered engine failure north west of the isles on Saturday in severe conditions, with forecasts of up to Storm Force 10. The…
READ FULL STORYThe Sumburgh based coastguard helicopter was tasked almost 200 times in the year to March 2020. The figure detailing 196 flights is outlined in the…
READ FULL STORYThe coastguard has reminded walkers to pay heed to weather conditions after two became disoriented on Ronas Hill last night. Coastal rescue teams from Hillswick…
READ FULL STORYA patient was flown from Unst to the Clickimin landing site on Wednesday morning. A call was made to the coastguard at 8am to transfer…
READ FULL STORYCoastal visitors in Shetland are being urged to take extra care near cliffs after a recent spate of rescues.
READ FULL STORYShetland’s coastguard rescue helicopter team evacuated an offshore platform worker for medical treatment after they became unwell in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). …
READ FULL STORYA man has been left with serious injuries after falling from a cliff in Lerwick.
READ FULL STORYA young boy was winched to safety after suffering head injuries last night. Emergency services were called to reports of an accident at the bottom…
READ FULL STORYLerwick coastguard teams were called to evacuate a patient from an offshore platform yesterday (Saturday). The Rescue 900 helicopter was deployed to a platform 90…
READ FULL STORYBoat owners are being reminded to please inform the coastguard if they will be leaving vessels unattended for any period of time.
READ FULL STORYThe rescue helicopter was scrambled on Monday morning to airlift a sick crewman from an offshore vessel.
READ FULL STORYAn injured offshore crewman was airlifted to hospital on Sunday morning.
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