Two separate Man Overboard incidents have occurred during different cross-Channel races this weekend, with one fatality confirmed. The first incident took place during the Royal Escape Race, which set off…
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UPDATE: IAN HERBERT-JONES RESCUED British solo skipper dismasted in violent South Atlantic storm
British solo sailor Ian Herbert-Jones has been successfully rescued by a Taiwanese fishing vessel after being rolled, dismasted and injured in a major storm in the South Atlantic. Herbert-Jones was competing…
BREAKING: Golden Globe Race skipper activates EPIRB in 80-knot storm
UPDATED: Golden Globe Race organisers have issued a ‘Code Red’ update after British solo skipper Ian Herbert-Jones activated his EPIRB while in a serious storm in the South Atlantic. Winds are…
Superyacht saves 16 in harrowing Caribbean migrant rescue
The captain and crew of a 121ft/37m sailing superyacht were central to a search and rescue last week which saw 16 people safely recovered from the hull of an upturned…
WATCH: Loic Escoffier rescued after capsizing 70 miles south of Fastnet Rock
Loic Escoffier has been rescued off the coast of Ireland after capsizing in his ORC 50 while racing solo in the Drheam Cup. Loic Escoffier, who is the brother of…
Vessel transfer: A how to guide from Pip Hare
Whether it’s a medical emergency that requires a single crewmember to be evacuated, or a yacht suffers damage that means it’s impossible to navigate safely to the shore and the…
Golden Globe skipper recovering in hospital after dramatic Southern Ocean rescue
Abhilash Tomy, the Golden Globe skipper who was dramatically rescued from the South Indian Ocean on Monday after nearly 72 hours adrift, is recovering well in hospital on Amsterdam Island.…
Man overboard mid-ocean: what really happens during a MOB rescue in the Volvo Ocean Race?
On 14 January, some 2,000 miles from Hong Kong, 25-year-old Alex Gough was swept overboard from the Volvo 65 Sun Hung Kai Scallywag as they prepared for a sail change.…
Supertanker rescues yacht crew
Italian crew rescued in Southern Ocean
British couple rescued
After spending 40 days adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, a British couple are rescued
Southern Ocean rescue drama
Dutch solo sailor in Portimao Global Ocean Race rescue
Watch Alex Thomson’s rescue on TV
This Sunday 4 Feb, Channel 4 will air a documentary about Alex Thomson's Velux 5 Oceans rescue 1/2/07
Solo sailor’s Southern Ocean rescue
Chilean Navy and trawler crew pluck skipper from dismasted yawl
5 Oceans rescue on standby
Mike Golding and Alex Thomson prepare Southern Ocean transfer 23/11/06