Coastguard

  • Four helicopter crew honoured

    Four helicopter crewmen have been recognised for their role in a North Sea rescue after an oil industry vessel was struck by a wave during storms. Vos Sailor North Sea […]

  • Crashed Canadian helicopter found

    A Canadian Coast Guard helicopter that crashed into Arctic waters, killing all three aboard, has been found. It was found submerged in about 450m of water by an unmanned submarine. Crashed […]

  • Lifeboat Call-Outs Rise

    Northern Ireland’s hottest summer in years led to a 20% increase in RNLI lifeboat call-outs, compared to the same period last year RNLI lifeboat call-outs rise by 20% in NI […]

  • 60 Years of Search and Rescue

    The Fleet Air Arm Museum in Somerset is celebrating 60 years of Royal Navy helicopter search and rescue with a summer exhibition 60 Years of Search and Rescue At the […]

  • NATO exercises with Seychelles

    The exercise on 29 July 2013 was meant to build closer cooperation and coordination between the Coast Guard and NATO warships patrolling the Indian Ocean. NATO counter-piracy force exercises with […]

  • CTF 151 Meets Djibouti Coast Guard

    The Commander of Combined Maritime Forces’ anti-piracy task force met with the Commandant of the Djibouti Coast Guard recently to talk about the regional security situation. Commander of CTF 151 […]

  • Somalia to set up coastguard

    Somalia will set up a new coastguard force to combat piracy as well as to strengthen its control over its territorial waters and natural resources. Somalia to set up coastguard […]

  • iFSO Conference

    Homeland Security Outlook (HSO) and Seebald & Associates International announce a new partnership for the International Facility Security Conference (iFSO), 17 – 19 September 2013. International Facility Security Officer Conference […]

  • Maritime authority to boost capabilities

    Approved by the State Council in June, the plan highlights the expanded duties of maritime law enforcement, improving the protection and utilization of oceanic resources and better safeguarding China’s maritime […]

  • Over 130 migrants rescued

    Greek coastguards rescued over 130 migrants from a sinking boat off the island of Crete on Tuesday. They’ve been transferred to the southeast of the island. Over 130 migrants rescued from […]