Coastguard deal with medivac
A patient has been flown to the Clickimin landing site in Lerwick by coastguard rescue helicopter this afternoon (Wednesday). The helicopter was scrambled at around…
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Coastguard cordon off cylinder scene
Coastguard teams are working to keep people away from the scene of a possible gas cylinder. The object was spotted on Sandside beach in Mossbank…
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Coastguard helps casualty hurt while sledging and offshore platform worker
Emergency services were called to help a casualty who was injured while sledging near Scalloway. Coastguard officers in Lerwick received a call for assistance from…
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‘Stay off ice’ warning after children seen playing on frozen lochs
Shetland Coastguard was called into action and issued a warning on Sunday evening after reports of children playing on the ice at two lochs. Calls…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard rescue injured offshore worker from platform west of Shetland
Coastguard officers flew out this morning (Monday) to rescue an offshore worker injured on a platform west of Shetland. HM Coastguard in Shetland received the…
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Crew member airlifted from oil platform
A crew member had to be airlifted from an oil platform in the North Sea late on Thursday evening. A Coastguard helicopter was called out…
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Coastguard rescues woman who fell and injured herself on rocks at Burra
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 STORY‘Huge congratulations’ for award-winning Shetland coastguard officer
Huge 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,…
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Cargo vessel suffers engine failure in severe conditions
A cargo vessel suffered engine failure north west of the isles on Saturday in severe conditions, with forecasts of up to Storm Force 10. The…
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Report shows coastguard helicopter tasked almost 200 times during year
The 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 STORYWalkers urged to consider weather after two rescued on Ronas Hill
The coastguard has reminded walkers to pay heed to weather conditions after two became disoriented on Ronas Hill last night. Coastal rescue teams from Hillswick…
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Patient transferred from Unst by helicopter
A patient was flown from Unst to the Clickimin landing site on Wednesday morning. A call was made to the coastguard at 8am to transfer…
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Coastguard issues warning to clifftop visitors following recent rescues
Coastal visitors in Shetland are being urged to take extra care near cliffs after a recent spate of rescues.
READ FULL STORYCoastguard evacuates offshore platform worker for medical transfer at Clickimin emergency landing site
Shetland’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). …
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