Ship Detained with Cracked Hull Blocked By a Rag

The Russian registered cargo vessel Baltiyskiy 110 has been issued with a Detention Notice due to failure to comply with merchant legislation in Fowey, Cornwall. A Port State Control Inspector visited the vessel and after a preliminary inspection detained...

Fire Breaks Out on Irish Ferries Vessel

At twenty four minutes past seven Tuesday evening, Falmouth Coastguard received a call from the crew of the ferry Oscar Wilde who reported that they had a fire in the engine room. The ferry is operated by Irish Ferries and had been in Falmouth Docks for...

Russian Ship Master in Court After Being Found Drunk in Charge of Ship

Associated British Ports Holdings (ABP) contacted the Maritime & Coastguard Agency via Solent Coastguard after concerns were raised that a vessel ‘Balu C’ was not being managed correctly on its passage into a berth at the port. The Master of the...

180 Tons of Water Found Inside Detained Ship

Ship surveyors from the Maritime & Coastguard Agency have detained the Antigua & Barbuda flagged ‘Hanseatic Spirit’ at Portland. The 2,650 GT general cargo vessel was detained by the Agency after she called into Portland on her way from Poole...

Climber Rescued From North Stacks Sea Cliffs At Holyhead, Anglesey

Search and rescue teams, lifeboats and a helicopter were sent out to rescue a climber after dark last night, stuck 200 feet above sea level on North Stacks Sea Cliffs at Holyhead, Anglesey. The climber was airlifted from the cliff face.

Base Jumper Rescued From 400 Ft Cliff Face At Beer, England

The Beer Coastguard Rescue Team have rescued a BASE jumper who was clinging to a cliff face, 200 feet down the 400 foot Beer Head, England. BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. “BASE” is an acronym that...

Fishing Vessel, Faithful Friend II, Sinks Off the Isle of Lewis

Stornoway Coastguard received a “Mayday” at ten to seven this morning by the Fraserburgh register fishing vessel ‘Faithful Friend II’ stating that they were taking on water 0.5 miles southwest of the Bayble Isle, Isle of Lewis...

U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency to be Restructured

Peter Cardy, MCA Chief Executive, has announced decisions about the shape and direction of the Agency following consultation with staff. He said that there had been a huge amount of thoughtful, detailed and constructive staff feedback, all of which had...