Don't rely on a mobile phone, says RNLI coxswain Mark Kenyon: Without a radio bearing 'a small vessel in rough seas can be a challenging target.'
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Two people rescued from sinking yacht off Dorset coast
Two people were rescued and a sinking yacht saved off the Jurassic Coast of Dorset this morning.
Royal Navy warship assists squall-battered yacht
HMS Echo and RNLI lifeboat volunteers assisted a 28ft yacht that was battered by 40 knot squalls whilst attempting to cross Lyme Bay, eight miles off the Devon coast
‘Don’t Panic’ yacht rescue sparks safety warning
A small yacht without lights, VHF radio, GPS or flares was located by radar and mobile phone light after suffering engine failure at night.
Sniffy the dog yacht rescue
Sniffy the dog and his owner were rescued by the RNLI after their yacht's steering failed off the North East coast of Scotland.
Lifeboat crew assist grounded yacht in Plockton
A yacht ran aground in Plockton bay, Wester Ross, in the Scottish Highlands after breaking free from its mooring - with two people on board.
Two suspected people smugglers arrested after rescue
Two people rescued off the Kent coast after making a Mayday call have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling.
Lone sailor rescued after distress call
A single-handed French sailor was rescued six miles off the Wicklow coast after making a distress call.
Double callout to same yacht for Yarmouth RNLI
The solo sailor managed to pull his yacht clear of the rocks but then a damaged propeller left him drifting helplessly towards Yarmouth Pier.
Four rescued from burning boat
The 25ft Bayliner burnt itself out and sank into shallow waters close to the shoreline on Upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh
Hazard to navigation recovered off Irish coast
Skerries RNLI l found a 30ft pole tangled with some plastic barriers in waters off Bremore point in Balbriggan
Single-handed sailor rescued off Whitehills
Macduff lifeboat crew were paged at 2.35am to assist a single-handed sailor whose sail had got caught around his yacht's rudder.
Three rescued from sinking catamaran after wind turbine collision
One of the three crew suffered a head injury when the catamaran fishing vessel collided with an offshore wind farm turbine.
Explosion and fire aboard sports boat on Hamble River
An explosion and fire aboard a small sports boat on the Hamble River created a 'huge plume' of smoke that could be seen for miles around.
Multiple yacht rescues over bank holiday weekend
Lifeboat volunteers responded to numerous call outs from yachts around the UK requiring assistance this May bank holiday weekend.
Poole inshore lifeboat launched to stricken yacht
Rain, hail, sleet and sunshine, lifeboats launch in all-weathers and Poole Inshore Lifeboat experienced all of it yesterday.
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Suspected migrants rescued in dinghy off Dover coast
The two Iranian men on board were assisted by a Dover RNLI lifeboat crew and then handed to immigration officials by Kent Police for questioning.
French yachtsman rescued off the Isles of Scilly
A single-handed French yachtsman was rescued last weekend in the first shout of the year for St Mary's RNLI lifeboat volunteers.
Solo sailor swam ashore after catamaran capsize
After capsizing the sailor quickly became exhausted swimming to the beach and was pulled clear from the waves by members of the public.