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Firefighters in ‘ambitious’ training programme

Firefighters have taken to the water to train for aircraft ditching in the seas around the airport. And Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service members are being trained to provide legally-required rescue capabilities in the event of a plane hitting the wate...
Jul 14, 2014
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Fishing boat is towed in

Two men were rescued around 15 miles off Bermuda after their small boat broke down yesterday. The 22-foot boat used a cellphone to contact shore, although they did not know their exact position, and signalled their position with a smoke flare. A fish...
Jun 18, 2014
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Sailor rescued by cargo ship

A sailboat crossing the Atlantic from Canada was last night adrift 350 miles north of the Island, after the pilot was picked up by a cargo carrier as he diverted to Bermuda. The 42ft Vagrent was thought by its inexperienced pilot to be taking on wate...
Jun 03, 2014
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Cash and goodwill continues to roll in for stranded sailors

A businessman and blue water sailor yesterday donated $1,000 to help stranded sailors who lost everything when their boat went down hundreds of miles off Bermuda. Jim Butterfield, of wholesaler Butterfield & Vallis, handed over the money yesterday af...
May 02, 2014
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Photographs reveal drama of sea rescue

Dramatic photographs of the moment the shipwrecked crew of a yacht were plucked to safety in stormy seas have been released by the boat’s skipper. Len Rorke, whose Blue Pearl sank after being battered by 25-foot waves nearly 1,000 miles off Bermuda, ...
May 01, 2014
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Rescued yacht crew arrive on Island

Three sailors who endured a nightmare ordeal on the open seas after their yacht sank in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean have arrived safely in Bermuda. British couple Leonard and Lisa Rorke, along with crew member Henri Worthalter, from Belgium, wer...
Apr 29, 2014
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Three people rescued 1,000 miles east of Bermuda

Three people and a dog rescued from stormy seas are en route to Bermuda after a tanker spotted them on a liferaft. The English couple, a Belgian and a Jack Russel terrier were plucked from the seas after their yacht sank in stormy weather while on it...
Apr 26, 2014
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"Shipping firms recognised for sea rescue network role"

Nine Bermuda shipping companies received awards for participating in the US Coast Guard’s voluntary worldwide search and rescue network this year. The Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) system is a ship reporting system that search and...
Aug 28, 2013
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"Woman injured as boat runs aground"

A woman is being treated in hospital for injuries received when the boat she was on ran aground in Hamilton Harbour. The 23ft Wellcraft Sea Lion, ran aground on the southeastern side of Saltus Island early this morning. Bermuda Maritime Operations Ce...
Apr 14, 2013
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"Irish crew rescued off Bermuda before yacht sinks"

A group of Irish nationals were rescued from Bermuda’s waters this weekend after their yacht lost power. The four crew members of the 48ft sloop Wolfhound were last night safely aboard the M/V Tetian Trader, but their yacht sunk minutes after being a...
Feb 11, 2013
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"Sailors rescued off Bermuda "

Bermuda-bound sailors were today rescued after their yacht ran into difficulty 70 miles off the Island last night. The four Irish nationals ran into problems after the engine failed on the 48ft class sloop they’d sailed from Westbrook, Connecticut t...
Feb 09, 2013
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"Old pilot boat sold to a Mexican buyer"

The former Bermuda pilot boat St David is now in Mexico after being sold by the Government for $60,000. The St David was in service in Bermuda for 24 years before Government replaced it in February with a new vessel, also christened St David. Governm...
Oct 12, 2012
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