STORIES INDEX

DRIVER CHEATS 400FT PLUNGE
2 October, 2001

LIFEBOAT DELIVERY
13 September, 2001

'OFF DUTY' COASTGUARD SAVES LIFE
13 September, 2001

THREE UNDER EIGHTS CUT OFF BY TIDE
7 September, 2001

DISTRICT NURSE DELIVERS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
2 September, 2001

MISSING MAN FOUND AFTER OVERNIGHT SEARCH
29 August, 2001

LIGHT AIRCRAFT DITCHES IN BEAULY FIRTH
29 August, 2001

NEW COASTGUARD RESCUE TEAM BUILDING
29 August, 2001

MAN TIED HIMSELF TO CAPSIZED BOAT
24 August, 2001

CAPTAIN CALAMITY FINALLY OVER EXPOSED
22 August, 2001

FISHING BOAT CAPSIZES
19 August, 2001

BOY SUSTAINS INJURIES AFTER MOTORBIKE FALL
17 August, 2001

COASTGUARDS SEARCH FOR MISSING PERSON - THURSO
16 August, 2001

COASTGUARD ASSIST CAPSIZED DINGHIES
14 August, 2001

FISHERMEN AWAIT ASSISTANCE AS FISHING VESSEL SINKS
14 August, 2001

ALARM SPARKS MAJOR SEARCH
7 August, 2001

CARGO CARRIER SUFFERS ENGINE FAILURE
1 August, 2001

TEN AIRLIFTED OFF PLEASURE CRAFT
1 August, 2001

FISHING VESSEL SINKS OFF LEWIS
25 July, 2001

BOATING INCIDENT NEARLY TURNS TO TRAGEDY
23 July, 2001

COASTGUARD ASSIST SINKING FISHING VESSEL
20 July, 2001

HELICOPTER AIRLIFT STABBED CREWMAN
19 July, 2001

MAN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BELOW CLIFFS
17 July, 2001

RIG MAN SUFFERED STROKE
14 July, 2001

SAILOR RESCUED 3 TIMES IN AS MANY DAYS
8 July, 2001

SIX RESCUED FROM SINKING TRAWLER
30 June, 2001

CREWMEN INJURED AFTER CABLE LAYING ACCIDENT
27 June, 2001

DIVER SERIOUSLY ILL AFTER JELLYFISH ATTACK
26 June, 2001

SEARCH FOR MISSING YACHTSMAN
24 June, 2001

SEARCH FOR MISSING FRESH WATER ANGLER
23 June, 2001

CLIFF FALL BOY RECOVERED
17 June, 2001

THREE KILLED AS CAR SHOOTS OVER CLIFF
16 June, 2001

SHETLAND'S THIRD VESSEL RUNS AGROUND 
IN LESS THAN 36 HOURS
15 June, 2001

FISHING VESSEL HARD AGROUND
14 June, 2001

COASTGUARD ALERTED TO GROUNDED FISHING VESSEL
13 June, 2001

DIVER RECOVERING AFTER FAST ASCENT
4 June, 2001

FISHERMAN AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL
4 June, 2001

‘OIL SLICK’ WAS SWARM OF FLIES
30 May, 2001

FISHING VESSEL AGROUND IN THURSO BAY
29 May, 2001

SEARCH FOR MISSING DIVER
27 May, 2001

PASSING COASTGUARD SPOTS MEN ABANDONING VESSEL
25 May, 2001

FOUR AIRLIFTED OFF BLAZING VESSEL
24 May, 2001

CLIFF PLUNGE TRAGEDY
24 May, 2001

DIVER’S BODIES RECOVERED
20 May, 2001

RENEWED CALLS FOR TALKS AFTER ‘LYSFOSS’ GROUNDING
15 May, 2001

'LYSFOSS' UNDER TOW
15 May, 2001

INFLATABLE INCIDENTS PROMPT WARNING FROM COASTGUARD
14 May, 2001

‘LYSFOSS’ HAD 2 NEAR MISSES WITH FISHING VESSEL
11 May, 2001

CARGO VESSEL AGROUND OFF MULL
8 May, 2001

CLIFF FALL GIRL UNCONSCIOUS
6 May, 2001

COASTAL SEARCH FOR PERSON IN WATER
6 May, 2001

NORTH SEA SEARCH FINDS NOTHING
28 April, 2001

DIVE BOAT COMMENDED BY SHETLAND COASTGUARD
23 April, 2001

WRECK DIVERS ARE TAKEN FOR RECOMPRESSION
23 April, 2001

ABERDEEN COASTGUARD CALLED TO CLIFF FALLER
20 April, 2001

MAYDAY AFTER FISHING VESSELS COLLIDE
18 April, 2001

FISHING VESSEL CREW TAKE TO LIFERAFT
17 April, 2001

BUSY WEEKEND FOR ABERDEEN COASTGUARD
9 April, 2001

OVERDUE WINDSURFER LOCATED
6 April, 2001

COASTGUARD ASSISTS YACHTSMAN IN GALE FORCE WINDS
2 April, 2001

CLYDE COASTGUARD CO-ORDINATE MEDIVAC
1 April, 2001

AUXILIARY COASTGUARD RETIRES AFTER 42 YEARS SERVICE
27 March, 2001

SHIPWRECK DIVER RESCUED
18 March, 2001

BOAT PAIR ‘SMS’ SEND SOS
16 March, 2001

BELFAST COASTGUARD ALERTED TO WAR MINE
15 March, 2001

‘HIGHWAY CODE’ SYSTEM MOOTED FOR PENTLAND FIRTH
10 March, 2001

VESSEL ASSISTED BY SCANDINAVIAN VESSEL 
CARRYING`HANSA’ BODIES
8 March, 2001

FISHING VESSEL SINKS OFF SKYE
7 March, 2001

SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING FISHERMEN
6 March, 2001

GERMAN TRAWLER SINKS OFF WESTERN ISLES
6 March, 2001

COASTGUARD REWARDED FOR 35 YEARS SERVICE
3 March, 2001

COASTGUARD ACCUSED OF COURTING FIRTH DISASTER
3 March, 2001

STORNOWAY COASTGUARD ASSIST PORTREE POLICE
1 March, 2001

AIRCRAFT DITCHES IN FIRTH OF FORTH
28 February, 2001

PENTLAND FIRTH RISK ASSESSMENT COMPLETED
28 February, 2001

ENGINE FAILURE FOR COAL CARRIER
23 February, 2001

FISHING VESSEL SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE
21 February, 2001

MISSING DIVER RECOVERED FROM SEABED
20 February, 2001

FOUR STUDENTS SWEPT OFF ROCKS
20 February, 2001

VESSEL RUNS AGROUND OFF WESTERN ISLES
14 February, 2001

SIX SAVED AS VESSEL SINKS OFF SHETLAND
12 February, 2001

SEARCH FOR SINKING PASSENGER VESSEL
12 February, 2001

FIVE RESCUED FROM SINKING VESSEL
9 February, 2001

CAITHNESS COASTGUARDS ASSIST IN BLIZZARDS
6 February, 2001

FIVE CONTAINERS STILL MISSING
6 February, 2001

SURVIVAL WOMAN RESCUED FROM CAVE
4 February, 2001

STORNOWAY COASTGUARD ALERTED TO COLLISION
30 January, 2001

MAN ADMITS STEALING FISHING VESSEL
30 January, 2001

FIRST CALL-OUT FAILS FOR REVAMPED COASTGUARD
30 January, 2001

YOUNG BOY RESCUED FROM RIVER ISLAND
29 January, 2001

CONCERN AT LOSS OF RESCUE HELICOPTER
28 January, 2001

FISHING VESSEL RESCUE OFF WESTERN ISLES CONTINUES
25 January, 2001

RENEWED ALL-YEAR TUG PLEA FOR PENTLAND FIRTH
20 January, 2001

BRIDGE FALL MAN FOUND ON SHORELINE
19 January, 2001

‘SOLWAY HARVESTER’ DEAD REMEMBERED
10 January, 2001

FISHING VESSEL TAKES ON WATER
10 January, 2001
Updated 11/01/01

SEARCH FOR MISSING WOMAN CONTINUES
3 January, 2001

LIGHTS SIGHTED OVER ABERDEEN
2 January, 2001

COASTGUARD RECEIVE MAYDAY AFTER COLLISION
29 December, 2000

RELIEF AS MISSING FISHERMEN FOUND
28 December, 2000

SAVED - YOU LUCKY DOG
25 December, 2000

BODY FOUND BY COASTGUARD
25 December, 2000

MAYDAY CALL FROM CARGO VESSEL
20 December, 2000

PENTLAND COASTGUARD CLOSES
16 December, 2000

SHETLAND COMMUNICATIONS RELIABILITY 
CALLED INTO QUESTION
15 December, 2000

COASTGUARD EVACUATE SPANISH CREWMAN
13 December, 2000

STAFF SHORTAGE AT SHETLAND COASTGUARD
7 December, 2000

LOCAL COASTGUARD RESCUED BY ‘THE QUEEN MOTHER’
5 December, 2000

In emergency
Dial 999 and ask for the COASTGUARD