The Latest Breaking News from HM Coastguard

Cruise ship departure delayed by a day after bananas fall overboard

Eight of the containers were reported as carrying bananas, two as carrying plantain, one as carrying avocados

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025

Man dies after falling overboard from vessel off UK’s south coast

RNLI lifeboats, a Coastguard rescue helicopter and two nearby vessels were involved in the search

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2025

Woman dies after small boat rescue operation in Channel

‘We are shocked and saddened by this tragic incident,’ a government spokesperson said

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025

Major rescue operation after man falls off cliff near Scottish holiday park

A MAJOR rescue operation was launched after a man fell off a cliff near a Scottish holiday park ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 2, 2025

RNLI defends small boat rescues amid anti-immigration protests

The charity defended its mission to ‘rescue anyone in trouble at sea’ following a string of anti-immigration protests across the UK

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

What caused Britain’s deadliest ‘small boat’ disaster, and how can another be avoided?

On a cold, wet November evening, Issa Mohamed Omar and more than 30 other men, women and children set off from their informal camp near the northern French port city of Dunkirk. They walked through the darkness in near-silence for around two hours, until they reached the beach from where…

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025

Channel crossings continue amid crunch talks over migrant deal

Border Force vessels have been sent as part of the response to multiple boats on Thursday morning, according to HM coastguard.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Channel crossings continue amid crunch talks with France over migrant returns deal

More than 21,000 people have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel so far this year

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

Heartbreak as boy, 14, dies swimming in Suffolk river after going to play with his twin

Nishcay Patel, 14, drowned while swimming with his brother in the River Waveney

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2025

Princess Royal opens coastguard centre at King’s old school

The new building replaces one opened by Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, in 1955.

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025