Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Dead Whale Found In Thames Estuary

PA | Posted 24.03.2013 | UK

A dead whale has been spotted floating in the Thames Estuary, prompting a local navigation warning to vessels, the Coastguard said. A passing tug s...

Police Name 4-Year-Old Missing At Sea

PA | Posted 20.08.2012 | UK

A four-year-old boy who went missing in the sea while on a trip to the coast has been named by police. Dylan Cecil's parents frantically tried to r...

Search For Boy, 4, Lost At Sea Off Somerset Coast

PA | Posted 20.08.2012 | UK

A search for a four-year-old boy who vanished in the sea while on a trip to the coast has become a body recovery operation, Coastguards have confirmed...

Four Recovering After Sea Rescue

PA | Posted 29.07.2012 | UK

Three people and a woman they were attempting to rescue from the sea are recovering in hospital. The woman was pulled unconscious from the water a...

Royal Navy Denies It Lost 2000lb WW2 Mine While Trying To Disarm It

Press Association | Press Association | Posted 15.09.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The Royal Navy has denied claims its divers lost a 2,000lb Second World War mine during an attempt to make it safe. The device...