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A father and son sailing towards the Island were rescued by the Coast Guard this weekend in “near hurricane” conditions. US media has reported that Australian father and son Reg McGlashan and Jason McGlashan were on board the 43ft sailboat Sedona whe...

A sailboat heading out from the Island and bound for St Martin in the Caribbean had to call for assistance at about 1.40pm today after quickly taking on water. According to Bermuda Maritime Operations, the 32-foot vessel Zephyr made a distress call f...

As Hurricane Gonzalo tore towards the Island, the crew of the Bermuda Islander were involved in a dramatic rescue out at sea. The container ship had left Bermuda early to avoid the Category 3 hurricane, but changed course to come to the aid of a stri...

Bermuda Regiment soldiers today helped pluck a man from a boat being battered by heavy seas. Members of the Regiment’s Operational Support Unit (OSU) and the airport-based Immediate Response Team (IRT) joined police and firefighters after they were ...

A popular charter boat captain who died in an unfortunate accident has been hailed as a true man of the sea. Mark Whayman suffered fatal injuries when he dived into the water from his boat in Castle Harbour on Sunday night. The 53-year-old St David’s...

A ‘guardian angel’ came to the rescue of an 82-year-old women who fell into Harrington Sound and was left clinging to the rocks for nearly four hours. Tammy Hendrickson had stopped at a secluded spot on Harrington Sound Road, near the post office, to...

A fledgling longtail which fell into the sea after venturing out too soon for its first flight was rescued by a former lifeguard. Amy Fox, 24, was at the beach at Cross Bay Road, Southampton, with friends last Monday afternoon when they spotted the p...

Firefighters have taken to the water to train for aircraft ditching in the seas around the airport. And Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service members are being trained to provide legally-required rescue capabilities in the event of a plane hitting the wate...