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Search called off after aircraft distress signal over North Sea

SEARCH efforts have been stood down following a multi-agency hunt for a downed aircraft in the North Sea ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2024

Coastguard responds to 'suspected ordnance' on Scottish beach

Members of the Coastguard Rescue Team have responded to reports of ‘suspected ordnance’ on a beach.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 25, 2024

Huge basking shark washes up on Scottish beach

A huge basking shark has washed up on a South Ayrshire beach over the weekend.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 2, 2024

Coastguard in search for bodyboarder possibly ‘in difficulty’ in north east

Coastguard rescue teams have carried out a search operation after receiving a report of a bodyboarder possibly being in difficulty off the coast of…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 28, 2023

People evacuated from Suffolk holiday park as clifftop road collapses into the sea

People have been evacuated from a holiday park in Suffolk after a clifftop road collapsed into the sea.

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2023

Lifeboat rescues several people from small boat off Kent coast

The incident followed reports that two migrants drowned earlier on Wednesday off the French coast.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

Channel crossing tragedy: UK launches inquiry into 2021 mass drowning which left 27 dead

It follows the publication of a report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch into the incident

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Failure to save 27 lives in Channel exacerbated by confusion and lack of resources

Report identifies lack of aerial surveillance and personnel as contributing to deaths when small boat sank in 2021

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

Inquiry launched into 2021 ‘Channel crossing tragedy’ which left 27 dead

It follows the publication of a report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch into the incident.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Revealed: UK coastguard downgraded 999 calls from refugees in days before mass drowning

Investigation finds evidence that many calls received prior to 2021 Channel disaster were treated as less urgent

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023