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'MIXED FEELINGS' AS COXSWAIN STANDS DOWN 11 January, 2002
STORNOWAY BOATING TRAGEDY 19 December, 2001
CREEL VESSEL CAUGHT FIRE 16 December, 2001
COASTGUARD ASSIST POLICE IN SEARCH 15 December, 2001
COASTGUARD ASSIST VESSEL THAT RAN AGROUND 6 December, 2001
DOG RESCUED AFTER FALL DOWN CLIFF 6 December, 2001 ENGINE FIRE OFF ABERDEEN COAST 8 October, 2001
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
COASTGUARD ALERTED AS VESSEL TAKES IN WATER 6 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
MISSING YACHT SPARKS MAJOR SEARCH 22 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
FORTH PLANE CRASH REPORT 10 April, 2001
BODY FOUND AFTER SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN 9 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
RIGGER RESCUED FROM NORTH SEA PLATFORM 6 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
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
GREENOCK COLLISION INQUIRY LAUNCHED 28 December, 2000
CLYDE COASTGUARD CO-ORDINATE RESCUE AT GREENOCK 27 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
RIVER SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN 13 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
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