A rescue operation was launched after a vessel began taking on water in the North Sea. Its crew issued a Mayday at 9.30pm on Thursday when it was around 90 nautical miles east of Peterhead in ...

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Lifeboat, coastguard and fire rescue teams came to the aid of a fishing boat at Peterhead Harbour which was taking water on board on New Year’s Day after an ice machine reportedly malfunctioned. Did ...

This is the astonishing footage taken from a Scottish lifeboat during a dramatic rescue last night. Five fishermen were saved after their 160-tonne boat came seconds away from smashing into rocks near ...

A LIFEBOAT crew were launched in an attempt to recover a human body - but find a white protective suit instead. The RNLI Peterhead Tamar Lifeboat was launched after people on a helicopter spotted what ...

Its crew issued a Mayday at 9.30pm on Thursday when it was around 90 nautical miles east of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, the coastguard said. A coastguard rescue helicopter and an offshore helicopter ...