Maritime and Coastguard Agency News

At just after 2.00 pm today Portland Coastguard were alerted to a fire on a small vessel in the Wareham Channel near Poole Harbour at Keysworth Point. At the time of the call the 27 foot home made, red hulled, white superstructure vessel was alight and the call indicated that there was petrol on board. The skipper, a 31 year old man also indicated he might be suffering from smoke inhalation.

Four Kayakers were rescued from the Wansbeck Estuary tonight after they capsized in rough sea conditions.

A lost visiting walker from New Zealand was rescued from the marshes at Burnham Overy tonight after she called her daughter in London for help.

Falmouth Coastguard were alerted at 4.00 pm this afternoon to a report of various children in distress on a grey 7 foot yacht tender which was being blown out to sea in strong offshore winds at Carne beach near Portscatho in Cornwall.

At 4.40 this afternoon Swansea Coastguard were informed that numerous members of the public attempting the crossing to Sully Island were in distress and needed assistance.

Three members of Her Majestys Coastguard have been recognised in todays Queens Birthday Honours including two volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers and the Agencys Search and Rescue Communications Manager.

Solent Coastguard is coordinating the search for a stowaway who jumped from a refrigerated cargo vessel at 6.10 pm today. The man jumped from the vessel with another stowaway as the vessel was coming alongside the commercial port.

Solent Coastguard was called by the Commodore Clipper at 3.15 am to report that there was a fire in a refrigerated lorry on one of its vehicle decks. The vehicle deck has been drenched and the fire is now under control.

Stornoway air traffic control (ATC) reported to the Coastguard earlier this morning that an aircraft had spotted green flares being fired to the left hand side of Brevig harbour, but that the flare seemed to coming from on shore. ATC confirmed from the tower that they could also see a fire in that area.