The Latest Breaking News from Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Hundreds of masked men clash with police in 'anti-migrant protest' on English coast

HUNDREDS of masked demonstrators were in a standoff with police overnight as they vowed to prevent migrants leaving Portsmouth after they arrived in…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 7

Stricken dinghy was not rescued after it entered UK waters, maritime logs reveal

Boat with 38 people onboard got into difficulty in Channel and left to drift back towards France, FOI request shows

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Edinburgh man airlifted to hospital after sustaining injury at local beauty spot

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCGA) confirmed the walker was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Monday afternoon after getting into difficulty.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 27, 2023

Several confirmed dead after small boat sinks in English Channel

Four people have died following an incident involving a small boat carrying around 40 migrants in the English Channel between Britain and France, the British government said in a statement.

France 24 · Dec 14, 2022

Fears migrants drowned as boat sinks off Kent coast sparking large scale rescue bid

The vessel was thought to be carrying at least 30 people when it sank in the English Channel

Wales Online · Dec 14, 2022

Lives feared lost after small boat incident in Channel

The Government said ‘all relevant agencies’ are involved in the emergency response.

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Three people dead after 'boat carrying migrants sinks' in English Channel

A further 43 people are understood to have been rescued

Manchester Evening News · Dec 14, 2022

Migrants feared dead after small boat ‘capsizes’ in Channel amid freezing conditions

Dozens of people were onboard the boat when it got into difficulties

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Scots fisherman remains lost at sea after failing to return home last year

Joe Masson, 72, did not return home from a fishing trip on his creel boat in October last year.

Daily Record · Sep 22, 2022

Man breaks both legs and possibly his spine after jumping off waterfall at UK beauty spot

A woman who said she witnessed the fall wrote on Facebook that the sight and sound of it would stay with her for some time, and hoped the frightening accident would deter others from taking such risks

Daily Mirror · Aug 14, 2022