Skye’s mountain rescue team prepared for a record-breaking year after five call-outs in eight days
A busy island mountain rescue team has been called out to their fifth rescue involving tourists in eight days.
Stornoway Coastguard
Woman airlifted to hospital with suspected broken ankle after fall on Skye mountain
A walker has been airlifted to hospital after falling while 2,000ft up a rocky mountain on Skye.
Fishing boat grounds near Skye Bridge
A Scottish fishing boat spent hours aground on the sandy shores of Skye – sitting virtually underneath the famous bridge yesterday.
Benbecula fish farm worker recovering after heart attack sends him into the sea
A fish farm worker who fell into the sea off Benbecula after suffering a heart attack is recovering in hospital.
Two fisherman rescued after trawler capsized
Two men were airlifted to hospital last night after their boat capsized on the west coast.
Two people airlifted to hospital after boat capsizes
Two individuals have airlifted to hospital after their fishing vessel capsized on the west coast.
Lifeboat launched from Portree on Skye
Stornoway Coastguard were called to assist a vessel with engine trouble earlier today. Coastguard were alerted to the incident, off Loch Snizort, at 12.46pm. A coastguard spokesman said: “A tugboat is assisting the vessel back to port, alongside Portree Lifeboat.”
Voice of maritime broadcasts causes storm after Stornoway Coastguard staff replaced by robotic female tones
For decades, Hebridean seafarers have tuned their radios to the Coastguard’s vital weather and navigational safety bulletin.
Floating canoe sparks search at Corran Ferry
Emergency services are currently conducting a thorough search ofthe Corran area following reports of an empty canoe in the water.
Man airlifted to hospital from fish farm vessel
A man was airlifted to hospital at the weekend from a fish farm vessel in the west Highlands.
Lifeboat crews out in force to rescue stranded vessels
Lifeboat crews across the north were out in force yesterday dealing with a number of stranded vessels.
Rescue mission at St Kilda cliffs
A rescue helicopter and three coastguard teams have been sent to St Kilda to help a person in difficulty on cliffs.
Stornoway Lifeboat aids cruise ship passenger
A passenger on board a cruise ship was transferred to hospital in the Western Isles today by a local lifeboat crew.
Inverness Coastguard base the UK’s busiest in 2018 so far
The Inverness Coastguard base was the busiest in the UK in the first three months of 2018.
Travel chaos as Storm Hector takes toll on the north of Scotland
Two Spanish tourists were struck by falling debris in Inverness city centre as Storm Hector swept across the north with a bang yesterday.
Youngster who fell ill on Highland beach rescued by Coastguard team
Coastguard teams were scrambled to a Highland beach last night after a teenage boy fell ill during a party.
Dutch Navy calls in Coastguard after capsized vessel spotted off Barra
The Stornoway Coastguard was scrambled yesterday by a call from a Royal Netherlands Naval warship that reported an upturned vessel.
Oban lifeboat tows fire-stricken fish carrier
A fire aboard a 500-tonne live fish carrying vessel yesterday resulted engine failure and a call-out for a local lifeboat.
Drama as vessel loses power in stormy seas and drifts towards rocks
Rita Campbell
Friends killed in Barra diving tragedy
Two friends have died while diving for shellfish in the latest tragedy to hit the isle of Barra.
Child rescued from quicksand in Western Isles
Coastguards were sent to rescue a child sinking in quicksand on the Isle of Lewis.
Yacht ran aground near Oban
Oban Lifeboat was called out to the aid of a yacht which ran aground in Dunstaffnage bay with three people on board on Sunday.
Man dies after taking unwell while walking on Skye
A man has died after taking unwell while walking on Skye.
Kayaker airlifted after capsizing off west coast
A kayaker has been airlifted to hospital after capsizing between Skye and the mainland.
Dog rescued after going off cliff in Western Isles
David Kerr
Western Isles fisherman airlifted to hospital
An injured Western Isles fisherman was airlifted from a prawn trawler in the Minch yesterday afternoon.
Warning as “ill-equipped” walkers head to Highlands after watching movies
A warning has been issued to movie-bagging hikers after a walker was stretchered off a Skye mountain made famous by several films.
VIDEO: Moment missing tourists rescued from ridge on Skye
This is the moment two tourists who had been reported missing were rescued from a ridge on Skye.
VIDEO: Watch the moment climber who fell 100ft in the Highlands is rescued
Dramatic footage of a woman climber being airlifted to hospital after falling 100 feet on a mountain in the North West Highlands has been released.
Climber airlifted to hospital after falling 100ft in the Highlands
A woman climber was airlifted to hospital today after falling 100 feet on a mountain in the North West Highlands.
Russian sailor airlifted to hospital after alleged “stabbing” aboard cargo ship
Dutch police are investigating a suspected stabbing on a container ship off the Western Isles.
Coastguard called to rescue two sick fishermen in separate incidents less than three hours apart
Two sick fishermen were airlifted today from boats off Scottish islands in separate incidents less than three hours apart.