Oceanrescue.tv

RSS

Crew rescued after abandoning yacht 06/18/08

SOUTH AFRICA - Three people were airlifted to safety after high seas and gales forced them to abandon their foundering yacht near Hibberdene, on the South Coast.

Saved after storm makes 'washing machine' of boat 06/18/08

NEW ZEALAND - Swamped and injured yachtie is full of praise for 'superb' sea rescue service

Hoylake Lifeboat in river rescue 06/17/08

ENGLAND - TWO men were rescued by a Hoylake Lifeboat crew after their yacht ran aground in the River Dee.

13 divers rescued after boat takes on water 06/16/08

NORTH CAROLINA - The divers came from as far as Baltimore to explore a wreck, not go down on one.

Coast Guard rescues 7 from oil platform after boat sinks 06/16/08

TEXAS - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued seven boaters Sunday who had taken refuge on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico after their pleasure craft began sinking.

NSRI rescue crew from capsized yacht 06/16/08

SOUTH AFRICA - The National Sea Rescue Institute rescued four crew members safely last night after the yacht they were travelling in capsized at Cape Point.

Charity rowers ocean rescue 06/16/08

FOUR British rowers have been rescued after their boat capsized on a charity attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

Capsized sailboat rests in Freeport 06/16/08

TEXAS -The ruined hulk of the 38-foot sailboat Cynthia Woods sits on land along the Brazos River while investigators search for why the vessel capsized June 6, killing one of the crew and stranding five others in the Gulf.

Deputies suspend Nisqually WA search for 2 missing boaters 06/16/08

WASHINGTON - The Thurston County Sheriff's Office on Saturday afternoon suspended its search for a 9-year-old boy and a man who have been missing since Thursday evening when a small boat overturned in the swift-moving Nisqually River.

Research And Rescue 06/13/08

ALASKA - Two people were rescued off Alaska on Tuesday morning (10 June) after their fishing boat started taking on water.

Antioch police chief helps rescue stranded jet skier on Delta 06/11/08

CALIFORNIA - Antioch police Chief Jim Hyde took on a new role this past weekend, that of lifeguard.

Panic led to Chesapeake rescue 06/11/08

MARYLAND - On rough bay, woman jumped overboard with no life jacket

Two men saved in dramatic rescue on the river 06/11/08

IOWA . Charlie Davis could hardly believe his eyes. He had just stopped by to check a flooded road where he had been working for Knife River Midwest north of Stanhope when something floating in the river caught his eye.

Four Rescued From Stricken Yacht 06/10/08

UK - The crew of a stricken yacht have been rescued after 24 hours stranded off the Lincolnshire coast.

Sailor 'gave his life for theirs' 06/09/08

TEXAS - Joy from rescue of 5 Aggie boaters turns grim when 6th member of capsized boat crew is found dead amid wreckage

Skegness and Yarmouth Lifeboats rescue dismasted yacht and crew 06/09/08

UK - At eight o'clock this morning a number of almost unintelligible mobile phone calls were received by Lincolnshire Police as well as Yarmouth and Humber Coastguard. It was eventually deduced that a yacht was in distress off Lincolnshire, at the very limit of mobile phone range.

Four rescued after boat tips over 06/09/08

UK - Four youngsters were rescued from the River Avon after their dinghy capsized going over Bathampton weir in Bath.

Man rescued after two days at sea 06/09/08

MOREHEAD CITY - Robert Brakes of Morehead City didn't look like a man who had just spent two days drifting at sea in a life raft.

5 of 6 missing sailors rescued from Gulf 06/09/08

The U.S. Coast Guard Sunday continues its search for a missing sailor whose five Texas A&M University crew mates were hoisted out of the Gulf of Mexico earlier in the day after their sailboat capsized.

CGC Chase assists Tough Sailing Couple 06/09/08

At about 9 a.m.on Thursday, the crew of the Chase received a report of a sail boat in distress more than 180 miles away.

Stranded group rescued from boat 06/09/08

UK - Ten people had to be rescued from a Perthshire loch when their boat started to take on water and its engine failed.

Two People Saved After Boat Sank 06/09/08

NEW YORK-Two people were rescued from a life raft after their sportfishing vessel sank approximately nine miles off the coast of Moriches, N.Y.

Crews Rescue 2 After Kayak Overturns 06/09/08

WASHINGTON - Two people were rescued from the waters of Dyes Inlet near Chico after their kayak overturned, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Lifeboat rescue off Palace Pier 06/06/08

UK - Four people in a cruise boat had a narrow escape when their vessel was blown under Palace Pier, Brighton.

Police rescue stranded boater 06/05/08

CANADA - A Sunday afternoon outing on The Nation River soon proved more hazardous than expected for a Limoges man. Thomas Whelan has three members of the Russell County OPP to thank for saving him from plunging over the weir near Casselman.

Surf boat dragged inland to rescue bus passengers 06/05/08

AUSTRALIA - A BORROWED inflatable surf rescue boat was used to save three people from rising flood waters at Ourimbah yesterday.

Two fishermen rescued from a boat 06/05/08

SOUTH AFRICA - The 52 foot Chokka fishing Boat Ichabo, sailing from St Francis Bay to Gansbaai with 2 crew on-board was reported experiencing difficulties 18 nautical miles off-shore of the Tsitsikama coast.

4 People Rescued In Galveston Bay 06/04/08

TEXAS - Four people, including a 5-year-old boy, were rescued from their disabled boat in Galveston Bay on Tuesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Annapolis crew pulled from Atlantic 06/04/08

MARYLAND - Six Annapolis sailors were rescued from the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend after their racing boat started taking on water off the coast of Long Island.

Coast Guard Investigating Charter Fishing Boat Sinking 06/04/08

ILLINOIS - The Coast Guard is continuing its investigation to determine why the charter fishing vessel "Fin Seeker" sank in severe weather two miles off the coast of Waukegan, Ill. in Lake Michigan on May 30.

Officer praised for cold-water river rescue 06/04/08

CANADA - An OPP officer risked his life Sunday night by swimming out into the freezing waters of the rain-swollen South Nation River to rescue a stranded boater poised only metres from a waterfall.