A man is in hospital after falling overboard in a harbour. Emergency services received a call at around 7.20pm on Sunday to reports the man had gone into the water at Montrose harbour. The local lifeboat attended along with the coastguard helicopter and ambulance service. He was airlifted to hospital by the helicopter.
A "broken down" fishing vessel was hauled back to shore after a mayday call was answered by an RNLI crew which was in the water conducting training exercises at the time.
A "broken down" fishing vessel was hauled back to shore after a mayday call was answered by an RNLI crew which was in the water conducting training exercises at the time.
A rescue operation has been launched in the Highlands after a calf got stuck in a river.
A Rottweiler puppy named Fifi has been rescued by fire services after her head was caught in a cinder block in Florida.
A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land.
A climber was airlifted to hospital last night after plunging more than 30ft from a north-east cliff.
A climber has been airlifted to hospital after plunging more than 30ft from a north-east cliff.
Members of the Braemar Mountain Rescue Team have been called out to assist “some exhausted walkers”. The unit tweeted the walkers are believed to be in the Lairig Ghru in the Cairngorms and the rescue was ongoing. UPDATE: Three exhausted hillwalkers rescued while in Cairngorms
A crewman from a floundering fishing vessel near Barra was rescued by two passing vessels and a lifeboat this morning.
A documentary opens this week telling the true story of how a diver became stranded at the bottom of the North Sea after losing his lifeline to air, heat and communications.
New Arc wildlife sanctuary are giving you the opportunity to name their new baby pigeon after it was saved following the death of its parents.
A north lifeboat crew acted quickly to stop a 50ft yacht from drifting into the path of ships in the Cromarty Firth after it drifted from its berth in stormy seas.
A man and his dog launched themselves into a frozen reservoir when they saw two pups trapped in the ice.
A dog missing for 48 hours in Storm Gareth has been rescued from a snowy mountainside by a helicopter crew.
A training exercise took an dramatic turn when a coastguard crew spotted a dog on a narrow ledge in the Cairngorms during terrible weather conditions.
A crew of 27 were saved from a container ship engulfed in flames after a Royal Navy vessel moved in to save them from 150 miles away.
A woman on holiday in Iceland had to be rescued after the ice she was sitting on began to drift away.
A north-east dog rescue centre is appealing for donations to help save a dog who suffered possible brain damage after temporarily dying during routine surgery.
Five teenagers were rescued from the River Dee after their rowing boat capsized.
A fire crew and a vet are in attendance at a farm in Aberdeenshire after a cow became stuck under a cattle shed.
Mountain rescue teams battled “appalling” conditions to find an injured climber in the Cairngoirms yesterday.
A courageous adventurer who hit headlines across the globe after he went missing in the jungles of Papua New Guinea will return to his old university in Aberdeen next month to inspire a new generation of students.
North-east of Scotland coastguard rescue teams took part in a training exercise at the weekend.
It was one of the most daring rescues of last year - with an 87-year-old man perilously perched on some of Britain’s highest sea cliffs just 200 feet above the waves.
A north-east lifeboat has been called out after a man was seen in the sea near Fraserburgh.
Coastguard search and rescue helicopter Rescue 900 was tasked earlier today to attend to an injured crewman aboard a fishing vessel northeast of Orkney.
Police in Lochaber have confirmed that a 21-year-old man has died following a fall while climbing on Ben Nevis.
A sheepdog that was lost and feared dead after plunging 20ft from the side of a cliff was rescued by coastguard crews armed with dog biscuits.
For the past 140 years, Stella Kirkpatrick’s family have been risking and ultimately sacrificing their lives to save others from the dangerous waters around Orkney.
A man had to be rescued by the emergency services after becoming stuck in an urban "swamp" while walking through an Aberdeen park.
There has been no shortage of bizarre rescue missions in the north and north-east of Scotland.