Coastguard help Libya sea rescue
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Falmouth Coastguard tries to avert a human trafficking tragedy off the north African coast.
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (CP) - One of six Newfoundland fishermen who was saved after a dramatic rescue at sea is attributing their survival to a swift response from search and rescue personnel and a united desire to leave no man behind.
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British coastguards scrambled to rescue 20 crew from a storm-hit cargo ship in the English Channel, which was left drifting in heavy seas, a spokesman said Monday.
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By MARY HURST  FERNANDINA BEACH - Fire Rescue personnel are urging people to swim in areas manned by lifeguards and to heed flag warnings when waves are rough.
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Five sailors, who were stranded in a life raft in the sea for 8 days after their yacht sank, were rescued off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England by British coast guards on Wednesday.
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Grampian police officers are being flown to a boat in the North Sea after one of its crew went missing overboard.
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Royal Marines involved in a daring rescue mission in Afghanistan are hailed for their bravery.
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A lifeguard and group of children were saved from a potential shark attack by a pod of circling dolphins which formed a protective shield, the swimmers claim.
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Others were spotted heading from Libya to Lampedusa in a rubber dinghy, according to an Italian coastguard quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
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A major rescue effort is launched off the west of Ireland after a submarine radios for assistance.
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Coastguard teams recover the body of a humpback whale which was spotted floating in the sea.
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A major rescue effort is underway to save a stricken Canadian submarine left crippled off the coast of Scotland by an electrical fire.
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Major rescue operation to free man from bog on Dorset beach
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Twenty crew have been rescued from a ship which is listing in the Channel about 35 miles off the Devon coast.
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Passengers and non-essential crew were  airlifted off a ferry that had been at risk of capsizing in the  Irish Sea during a storm on Thursday and later ran aground,  coastguards said.
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A newly-wed couple are among those rescued after a ship was hit by a giant wave off the Isles of Scilly.
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An operation is underway to rescue the crew of a burning fishing boat off the coast of Donegal.