The RNLI volunteer crew rescued two people in Poole Harbour after their trimaran capsized in the swell. Watch the video of the rescue here!
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Yacht with no VHF, flares or GPS rescued off Scarborough
Scarborough RNLI had to tow the yacht, aptly named Don't Panic, to safety after its engine failed. The RNLI has now issued a warning to boat owners.
May Dream aground in Plockton
The yacht, May Dream was found listing heavily in Plockton bay in the North West Highlands of Scotland after running aground.
Four men rescued from boat fire off Galloway Coast, Scotland
The men were criticised by rescuers for not wearing life jackets when their boat caught fire in Scotland.
Nine rescued after 40ft cruiser runs aground in Lough Derg
The RNLI is warning all skippers to study charts and stay within navigational channels after the cruiser grounded on rocks at Lough Derg in Ireland.
Three rescued after catamaran hits wind turbine
The fishing vessel started sinking after it crashed into the wind turbine off the Cumbrian coast. One man sustained injuries in the incident.
Yacht stranded after engine failure
The yacht lost power around two miles south of Beachy Head and had to be rescued by the Eastbourne RNLI
MAIB: Poorly discarded cigarette “probable” cause of trawler fire
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has now released its report into the fire and sinking of the prawn trawler, Karinya.
Eight rescued after fishing boat hits submerged object
The crew and passengers of a commercial fishing boat were rescued after the vessel hit a submerged object and began taking on water three miles out to sea off Newquay.
Sailor saved from sinking yacht after washing ashore
A 58-year-old sailor on a yachting holiday has described how he narrowly avoided tragedy by stepping off his sinking yacht, and onto dry land.
Video: POV shows lifeboat crew’s yacht rescue
A point-of-view recording shows a Gosport lifeboat crew perfrom a yacht rescue. The lifesaving volunteers responded to a pan-pan mayday call from the yacht on Saturday 26 March.
Two RNLI crews respond to yacht taking on water
Crews from two RNLI volunteer lifesaving stations responded to save a yacht that had run aground and was taking on water Sunday.
Thief steals yacht, can’t sail, needs rescuing, gets jailed
A man has been sentenced to 19 months in jail after he stole a car, then stole a yacht and sailed it into a force 8 storm before calling for rescue.
Watch 10 rescued from capsized fishing boats
Emergency crews rescued 10 French fishermen trapped on capsized fishing boats in Dartmouth Harbour.
Video: fishermen saved in dramatic rescue after boat fire
Three fishermen were winched to safety in a dramatic rescue after their boat caught fire some 40 miles off the Cornish coast.
Briton among four rescued after being found adrift at sea in Thailand
The group were rescued by a cargo vessel with the assistance of The Royal Thai Navy after being adrift at sea for five days.
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Owner fined thousands for rescue of ‘dangerously unsafe’ vessel
The owner of a previously sunken harbour tanker has been fined and ordered to pay costs after pleading guilty to operating a dangerously unsafe vessel.
One pirate killed, four arrested after raid on hijacked ship
A group of pirates were arrested and one pirate was killed when the Nigerian army raided a hijacked oil tanker off Ivory Coast yesterday in the Gulf of Guinea.
Six rescued from Tyne after boat trouble
Emergency services came to the aid of a crew of six rowers whose boat had gotten into difficulty on a weir in the River Tyne Sunday afternoon.