Crewman is airlifted from offshore vessel
The rescue helicopter was scrambled on Monday morning to airlift a sick crewman from an offshore vessel.
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Injured crewman airlifted
An injured offshore crewman was airlifted to hospital on Sunday morning.
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Injured fisherman airlifted
The coastguard helicopter was scrambled in the early hours of Monday morning after a fisherman suffered an injury onboard a vessel.
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Teenager rescued after trying to scale up cliff at Fethaland
A teenager had to be rescued by the coastguard after trying to scale up a 130ft cliff in Fethaland.
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Medivac for Skerries man
A man in Skerries has been airlifted to the mainland after suffering a head injury. The Sumburgh-based coastguard helicopter Rescue 900 was called out at…
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SIC probe after helicopter claim
An incoming emergency helicopter smashed a car window and is thought to have hurled a parasol through the air into the grille of a van
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Medivac for Foula man
A man was airlifted by helicopter from Foula suffering chest pains yesterday evening.
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New air ambulance to visit isles
A new air ambulance helicopter for the Scottish Ambulance Service will arrive on Sunday, giving locals the chance to talk to paramedics and pilots. The…
READ FULL STORYWoman airlifted after Eshaness fall
A woman was airlifted to Lerwick after falling near Eshaness lighthouse on Saturday afternoon.
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Air ambulance ‘unaffected’ by Jigsaw withdrawal
The Scottish Ambulance Service has insisted that emergency cover to the outer isles is unaffected by the removal of the Jigsaw helicopter from Sumburgh at
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Missing woman found safe and well
A hunt for a missing tourist involving coastguards, police and the public has been called off after the 57-year-old was found safe and well this
READ FULL STORYHelicoper in action with more medivacs
An injured walker was flown to Clickimin landing site from a “remote coastal path” near Scalloway yesterday before being taken to Gilbert Bain Hospital.
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Helicopter diverted owing to fog
A rescue helicopter carrying an injured oil rig worker had to divert to Sumburgh after it couldn’t land at Clickimin owing to poor visibility early
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Golf Charlie suffers second warning light ‘emergency’
A Sumburgh rescue helicopter returned to base for the second time in as many days after developing an engine warning light shortly after taking off
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