Certain vessel classes are required to carry VHF radios and monitor channel 16 at all times for safety. For other vessel classes and recreational craft, VHF is a useful communication device. The ...

The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch ( MAIB) has released its report into an August 2021 incident in which a ...

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A crew member was killed by a recoiling mooring line during a bulker berthing move that contravened port procedures, UK ...

On Thursday 08 November at 11.57pm Islay RNLI launched following a request from Coastguard UK. A 29ft yacht with two persons ...

An accident investigation report has concluded the second officer of an Isle of Man registered bulk carrier was fatally injured because he was 'struck on the head by a mooring line that had become ...

The harrowing tale of a fishing trip gone wrong, and how three men had to spend a night clinging to their sinking boat.

The Coast Guard released the mayday call from the VHF-FM channel 16 where the man ... recommend that all boaters carry a ...

Issued at 5:30 am EDT on Friday 22 November 2024 for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 24 November 2024. Please be aware Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger ...

The Coast Guard received a mayday call on VHF-FM channel 16 at 12:10 p.m. Saturday ... 9 mph and seas were 4 to 5 feet. The handheld marine radio apparently played a crucial role in the rescue.

An international approach to the management of the radio spectrum is necessary to preserve radio as a reliable means of communication, because radio signals do not stop at national borders. Without ...

Six people, including two visitors from the UK, who were travelling onboard a motorboat on Sunday afternoon reported a frightening encounter with live ammunitio ...