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A French yacht en route to the Azores was towed to the island yesterday after it was hit by rough weather and mechanical problems. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said the 40ft French boat Reve D’Oceans IV was en route from the Dominican Repub...

The coastguard, Navy and good Samaritan vessels combined efforts to medevac a tanker ship crew member to Bermuda on Friday. Rescue Co-ordination Centre Bermuda notified watchstanders at the coastguard’s Fifth District command centre in Portsmouth of ...

A group of firefighters have notched up a decade on the front line of public safety. Sergeant Steven Caisey said: “A career in emergency services requires compassion and self-sacrifice. “It can be extremely demanding, which is why we have to honour t...

Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers have been awarded Commander-in-Chief Commendations for bravery. Sergeant Damir Armstrong was honoured for his leadership and swift reaction on the night two soldiers were hit by a car at a Covid-19 curfew vehicle check...

A man who dived into the sea to pull a close friend out of her overturned car said it was a “miracle” that she did not die. Larry Simmons, 24, added that he was driven by instinct when he and emergency responders pried open the back door of her car b...

A sailor on a British tanker was brought to Bermuda this morning after he suffered facial injuries. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said it received a satellite phone call from the tanker British Sponsor about the injured sailor shortly before...

Three sailors arrived in New York this morning after being rescued from a yacht that ran into rough weather off Bermuda. The crew on board the 42-foot yacht Esmerelda decided to abandon the vessel in heavy seas and high winds and were plucked off ...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment is on the hunt for new recruits to sign up for the country’s first Coast Guard. A total of nine full-time posts are available — four boatswain’s mates, four marine enforcement specialists and one maritime unit commander. Ma...

More young people have a chance to enrol in a study course in the United States. A limited number of positions have been made available for Bermuda students to attend the Global Young Leaders Programme in Atlanta this summer — a three-week course des...

A fisherman was left hungry and thirsty when he spent an unplanned night on the water after his boat broke down. The Department of Marine and Ports Services said the man had tried for nearly 24 hours to row ashore before he was rescued. A report of t...

A joint-services marine team rescued six US tourists after their rental boat capsized in heavy waves yesterday. The Royal Bermuda Regiment and police team on police boat Rescue 2, deployed as part of the marine security element for the traditional No...

A rescue operation was under way after a boat hit reef near the East End of the island tonight. The Maritime Operations Centre was alerted to the incident at about 8.20pm when a 911 call was made for “urgent assistance”. A duty officer said the man, ...