Coastguard rescue man injured in offshore industrial accident
Coastguard officers were called to help a man who was injured in an industrial accident offshore.
READ FULL STORYCoastguard officers were called to help a man who was injured in an industrial accident offshore.
READ FULL STORYThe coastguard helicopter helped rescue an injured woman from an inaccessible location near Hillswick.
READ FULL STORYA vehicle abandoned in the snow blocked an ambulance responding a heart attack patient – promoting fresh calls for caution on the roads.
READ FULL STORYTwo drivers have been taken to hospital following a crash this morning (Tuesday).
READ FULL STORYAn injured child in Fair Isle has been airlifted to receive medical help. The boy suffered a leg injury earlier today (Wednesday) and has been…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard and health teams worked together to help a patient who needed to be transferred to the mainland for medical support. An NHS retrieval team…
READ FULL STORYEmergency services have sought to assure the public they are still available despite the communication blackout– and urged people to look out for one another.
READ FULL STORYSevered communication links have sparked problems for emergency calls.
READ FULL STORYVolunteer rescuers set out this morning (Friday) to bring a casualty from Foula to the Mainland for medical treatment. The coastguard confirmed an emergency call…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard officers evacuated two offshore casualties on the same helicopter rescue mission.
READ FULL STORYAn offshore worker has been evacuated for medical assistance. The coastguard flew out to an installation around 60 miles northwest of Sumburgh after receiving an…
READ FULL STORYA plane bound for Sumburgh airport declared an in-flight emergency.
READ FULL STORYEmergency services were called to reports of concerns for a teenage boy this afternoon (Saturday). Police received received a call at around 4.15pm to the…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard 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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