A fishing boat called for urgent assistance when the craft lost engine power and was left adrift in five metre swells and 20 knot winds southeast of Cape Recife.
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Video: More than 300 rescued after ship fire on luxury cruise yacht
Hundreds of passengers and crew were rescued from the French mega yacht Le Boréal after an engine fire onboard.
Three rescued after dive boat runs aground, sinks
Lochalsh RNLI's volunteer crew mobilised Sunday to assist a stricken dive boat near the entrance of Loch Kishorn.
Fishermen rescue humpback whale tangled in ropes
A retired fisherman who was walking his dog when he spotted a humpback whale in trouble has been praised for his rescue efforts.
Sir Ben Ainslie selling his honeymoon yacht
Champion yachtsman Sir Ben Ainslie has put the boat up for sale that he and his wife, Georgie Thompson, had to be rescued from whilst on their honeymoon.
Video: Yacht lost during fatal storm located
A sailboat lost in a heavy storm that took the life of a six-year-old girl floated some 2,000 miles before being found near Bermuda.
Video: Sailors rescue puppy lost at sea
Watch as Italian sailors come to the rescue of a puppy lost at sea.
Video: Sailor Alex Thomson rescued after Hugo Boss yacht capsized
Alex Thomson and his racing partner Guillermo Altadill were airlifted by the Spanish Coastguard on Saturday when their 60ft Hugo Boss racing yacht was capsized by a rogue wave. The sailors are doing well and Thomson has kept his Twitter followers updated with daily posts.
RNLI aid yachtsman and child in separate rescues
Exmouth RNLI volunteer lifesavers came to the rescue of four people in a single day on Wednesday, including a 10-year-old boy.
10 Irish sailors rescued from stranded yacht on Lough Corrib
A group of four adults and six children were plucked from danger after their yacht became stranded against rocks on Lough Corrib in Galway yesterday (28 October).
Family rescued by Portland coastguard and RNLI in Dorset
Family rescued by Portland coastguard in Charmouth, Dorset
Four people rescued after boat suffers engine failure
RNLI Wells Lifeboat successfully rescued four people after their fishing boat suffered engine failure off Burnham harbour.
Yachtsman adrift near North Sea gas platform rescued
A rescue operation is under way in the North Sea for a yachtsman whose boat was drifting towards an oil and gas platform.
Baby rescued from sinking speedboat in Cornwall
A baby and five adults were rescued from a speedboat that had run into rocks in Plaidy, East Looe on Sunday.
RNLI rescues yacht pinned against Poole bridge
The incident took pace during Poole's RNLI recruitment day.
RNLI rescue yacht tangled in crab pot rope in Cornwall
Padstow RNLI lifeboat crew launched to rescue a yacht with propeller damage at 6:55am on Sunday 27 September.
Children forced to jump to safety in Abingdon Marina blaze
Five children and two adults were forced to jump into the River Thames during a boat fire in Abingdon Marina, Oxfordshire.
‘Ghost ship’ sunk by Irish navy just before being claimed by owner
The yacht was worth tens of thousands of pounds and had travelled alone 3,000 miles across the Atlantic.
RNLI Sunderland rescue man from the sea off Sunderland
The man was amongst rocks in the water.