MCA

The search for a man feared missing overboard from a yacht near Arran resumed at first light today. Clyde Coastguard has been coordinating the search since yesterday afternoon. The yacht Cena was found by a fishing vessel yesterday about 2 miles north of Arran with no one aboard. Following the search yesterday, the search recommenced this morning.

Clyde Coastguard has been coordinating the search for a man believed missing overboard a yacht off Arran this afternoon.

On 17th March 2011 the United Kingdom Registered Fishing Vessel Reliant, BCK101, grounded on Sule Skerry to the South West of the Orkney Islands.

A dog walk nearly ended in a double tragedy today when an owner jumped into rough seas in an attempt to rescue his six month old puppy.

At 02.29 am, Holyhead coastguard received a call from a fishing vessel to report one of their crew missing, he had been last seen onboard 1.2 miles west of South Stack.

At 16.12 pm, Clyde coastguard received a distress call from a vessel to report one of their divers missing in the North End of the Sound of Mull.

At 16.12 pm, Clyde coastguard received a distress call from a vessel to report one of their divers missing in the North End of the Sound of Mull.

Father and son have been rescued from the sea after their kayak sunk off Plymouth this afternoon.

Stornoway Coastguard coordinated the search and rescue of a man overboard from a French fishing vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning off the Isle of Lewis.

The successful transfer of 54,305 tonnes of vacuum gas oil from the vessel Genmar Companion to the BW Seine in Belfast Lough is now complete.

After delays due to bad weather, the operation to remove 54,304 tonnes of Vacuum Gas Oil from the merchant vessel Genmar Companion is expected commence imminently (6th January).

Coastguards coordinate rescue of rower in Portsmouth Harbour in hazardous weather conditions.

At 05.11 am, the skipper of a forty foot yacht made an urgency call reporting that they were having difficulty.

After delays due to bad weather, the operation to remove 54,304 tonnes of Vacuum Gas Oil from the merchant vessel Genmar Companion is now scheduled to commence later today (2nd January). The offload tanker BW Seine has now arrived on scene and is anchored close to the Genmar Companion in Belfast Lough.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) would like to congratulate Mark Rodaway, Wendy Wood and Paul Kelly who were honoured in the Queens New Years Honours List. All received their awards for their contribution to Maritime Safety.

Falmouth Coastguard are assisting the Azores Coastguard with the search and rescue of two Swedish nationals aboard the rowing boat 2 Friends; which is taking part in the Woodvale Trans-Atlantic challenge from the Canary Islands to Barbados.

Plans to remove the cargo of 54,304 tonnes of Vacuum Gas Oil from the merchant vessel Genmar Companion have now been finalised. The transfer will start on 31 December 2011 (weather permitting).

Two crew members of a fishing vessel were recovered by another fishing vessel four miles east of Falmouth this evening after it sank in Gerrans Bay. One crew member is seriously ill and has been transferred to Treliske Hospital in Truro.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 13 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during November 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were six new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during November 2011 and seven vessels remained under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.17% this is slightly up from Octobers twelve month rate. Out of the detained vessels six were registered with a flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, four were registered with a flag states on the grey list one was registered with a flag state on the black list and two were unregistered.

At 7.54pm yesterday, Falmouth Coastguard received an alert from an emergency locator beacon in the Atlantic and coordinated the rescue of two rowers from a life raft.