http://www.oceanrescue.tv/news.php OceanRescue.tv News Fri, 02 May 2008 16:45:00 GMT en-us http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20080618055430975C212323 http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20080618055430975C212323 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:33:00 GMT 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. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4587305a23918.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4587305a23918.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:31:00 GMT NEW ZEALAND - Swamped and injured yachtie is full of praise for 'superb' sea rescue service http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/display.var.2346996.0.hoylake_lifeboat_in_river_rescue.php http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/display.var.2346996.0.hoylake_lifeboat_in_river_rescue.php Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:25:00 GMT ENGLAND - TWO men were rescued by a Hoylake Lifeboat crew after their yacht ran aground in the River Dee. http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080611/ARTICLE/187500185/0/NEWS http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080611/ARTICLE/187500185/0/NEWS Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:27:00 GMT NORTH CAROLINA - The divers came from as far as Baltimore to explore a wreck, not go down on one. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5838820.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5838820.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:25:00 GMT 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. http://bushradionews.blogspot.com/2008/06/nsri-rescue-crew-from-capsized-yacht.html http://bushradionews.blogspot.com/2008/06/nsri-rescue-crew-from-capsized-yacht.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:24:00 GMT 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. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1293235.ece http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1293235.ece Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:23:00 GMT FOUR British rowers have been rescued after their boat capsized on a charity attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean. http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ea3d1e189cd98e7a http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ea3d1e189cd98e7a Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:21:00 GMT 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. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004474743_apwaoverturnedboat.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004474743_apwaoverturnedboat.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:20:00 GMT 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. http://www.shiptalk.com/?itemid=3476#news http://www.shiptalk.com/?itemid=3476#news Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:12:00 GMT ALASKA - Two people were rescued off Alaska on Tuesday morning (10 June) after their fishing boat started taking on water. http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9543681?nclick_check=1 http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9543681?nclick_check=1 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:24:00 GMT CALIFORNIA - Antioch police Chief Jim Hyde took on a new role this past weekend, that of lifeguard. http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/06_10-08/TOP http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/06_10-08/TOP Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:23:00 GMT MARYLAND - On rough bay, woman jumped overboard with no life jacket http://www.webstercitynews.com/page/content.detail/id/501525.html http://www.webstercitynews.com/page/content.detail/id/501525.html Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:22:00 GMT 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. http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156130&command=displayContent&sourceNode=242285&home=yes&more_nodeId1=156139&contentPK=20827346 http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156130&command=displayContent&sourceNode=242285&home=yes&more_nodeId1=156139&contentPK=20827346 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:38:00 GMT UK - The crew of a stricken yacht have been rescued after 24 hours stranded off the Lincolnshire coast. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5826471.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5826471.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:45:00 GMT TEXAS - Joy from rescue of 5 Aggie boaters turns grim when 6th member of capsized boat crew is found dead amid wreckage http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=27800 http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=27800 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:41:00 GMT 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7442439.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7442439.stm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:00:00 GMT UK - Four youngsters were rescued from the River Avon after their dinghy capsized going over Bathampton weir in Bath. http://www.enctoday.com/news/_57288_jdn__article.html/_.html http://www.enctoday.com/news/_57288_jdn__article.html/_.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:41:00 GMT 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. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/06/07/missing.sailors/ http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/06/07/missing.sailors/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:40:00 GMT 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. http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=45121&rid=11 http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=45121&rid=11 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:39:00 GMT 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7441534.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7441534.stm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:38:00 GMT UK - Ten people had to be rescued from a Perthshire loch when their boat started to take on water and its engine failed. http://www.military.com/news/article/coast-guard-news/two-people-saved-after-boat-sank.html?col=1186032366581 http://www.military.com/news/article/coast-guard-news/two-people-saved-after-boat-sank.html?col=1186032366581 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:37:00 GMT 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. http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/jun/06/crews-rescue-two-after-kayak-overturns/ http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/jun/06/crews-rescue-two-after-kayak-overturns/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:35:00 GMT WASHINGTON - Two people were rescued from the waters of Dyes Inlet near Chico after their kayak overturned, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/generalnews/display.var.2323169.0.lifeboat_rescue_off_palace_pier.php http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/generalnews/display.var.2323169.0.lifeboat_rescue_off_palace_pier.php Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:06:00 GMT UK - Four people in a cruise boat had a narrow escape when their vessel was blown under Palace Pier, Brighton. http://www.visionrockland.ca/nouvelles.asp?nID=11340 http://www.visionrockland.ca/nouvelles.asp?nID=11340 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:42:00 GMT 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. http://www.expressadvocate.com.au/article/2008/06/06/6112_news.html http://www.expressadvocate.com.au/article/2008/06/06/6112_news.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:40:00 GMT AUSTRALIA - A BORROWED inflatable surf rescue boat was used to save three people from rising flood waters at Ourimbah yesterday. http://bushradionews.blogspot.com/2008/06/two-fishermen-rescued-from-boat.html http://bushradionews.blogspot.com/2008/06/two-fishermen-rescued-from-boat.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:34:00 GMT 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. http://www.click2houston.com/news/16491069/detail.html http://www.click2houston.com/news/16491069/detail.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:24:00 GMT TEXAS - Four people, including a 5-year-old boy, were rescued from their disabled boat in Galveston Bay on Tuesday, KPRC Local 2 reported. http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/06_03-29/TOP http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/06_03-29/TOP Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:01:00 GMT 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. http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-investigating-charter-fishing-boat-sinking/2008/06/03/ http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-investigating-charter-fishing-boat-sinking/2008/06/03/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:20:00 GMT 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. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=2ff5a1b1-5cec-47cd-82e6-8e9bd68db0ae http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=2ff5a1b1-5cec-47cd-82e6-8e9bd68db0ae Wed, 03 Jun 2008 18:42:00 GMT 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.