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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Buchan Alpha drifts across water in heavy weather
The remains of the Buchan Alpha platform, which is being taken apart at Dales Voe, broke free in heavy weather and drifted across the water.
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Harbour rescue
A woman has been pulled from Lerwick Harbour in the early hours of this morning. Shetland Coastguard said it received a report from police at about…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard call-out
Shetland coastguard was called to airlift at an injured crewman from a North Sea platform. The helicopter was called at about 2pm to the Ocean…
READ FULL STORYCoastguard call-out
Shetland Coastguard has been called to airlift an injured crewman from a north-east oil platform. Aberdeen Coastguard received the call from the Brent Delta platform…
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RIB towed into harbour after fire fears
An inflatable boat was towed into Lerwick this morning following concerns about a possible fire on board. Ayda-Ruby, issued a pan-pan alert at the harbour’s…
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Lone yachtsman, 82, hits trouble in very rough seas
Shetland Coastguard is co-ordinating a rescue of round-the-world lone yachtsman Julian Mustoe, who has sailed into trouble in the Dunbar field 100 nautical miles north-east…
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Coastguard station links in to new national network
Staff at the coastguard centre in Lerwick can help their colleagues elsewhere in the UK from today, and receive help, too, when the going gets…
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Three people towed to safety
Three people were towed to safety after the engine on their leisure boat caught fire off West Burra. The Shetland Coastguard helicopter, Lerwick and West…
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Aith lifeboat tows in broken-down pleasure craft
The Aith lifeboat crew came to the assistance of the pleasure craft The Otter yesterday after she broke down and was drifting out to sea.
READ FULL STORYCemfjord search suspended
Shetland Coastguard and other search and rescue teams have suspended their efforts in the hunt for survivors from the cement carrier Cemfjord which capsized and…
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Search for stricken Cemfjord resumes
The search for the crew of the overturned cargo ship Cemfjord is set to resume on Sunday morning.
READ FULL STORYMajor search operation for crew of capsized vessel
A major search operation is being co-ordinated by Shetland Coastguard in search of crew of a capsized cargo vessel in the Pentland Firth.
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