UK Coastguard and RNLI crews in desperate search for missing diver in St Margaret's Bay on the Dover coast but cannot locate casualty
Sea rescue
Fishing trawler Dianne which capsizes off the east coast of Australia is towed to Port of Bundaberg
FV Dianne has been raised from the seabed and towed to the Port of Bundaberg. The police has launched an investigation into the cause of the accident and hopes to recover the missing bodies of four crew members
Father and daughter rescued by Margate RNLI after being stranded by high tide at Kingsgate
A father and his 11-year-old daughter were rescued by Margate RNLI after being caught out by the tide and trying to wade to safety through freezing water
Wightlink ferry officer dives into freezing water to save drowning man
Wightlink deck officer is praised after jumping into the water to save a man who was spotted in freezing waters in Portsmouth Harbour
School children among those feared lost in Kiribati ferry disaster
Hope is fading for survivors of the Kiribati ferry and more than 20 children are among those feared lost
New lifesaving drone rescues two teenagers caught in swell off the coast of Australia
Two distressed swimmers who were caught in a rough swell off the New South Wales coast have been rescued by a lifesaving drone
Two rescued as boat sinks between St. Lucia and St. Vincent in the Caribbean
Two men were rescued after their yacht sank between St. Lucia and St. Vincent
NYPD rescues stranded sailor who had no food, fuel or radio
Paul Sayre had been drifting in his 26-foot yacht for days until he was towed into a south Brooklyn marina by the NYPD Harbor Patrol
Hypothermic 93-year-old dinghy sailor rescued after capsize
The 93-year-old sailor was in his dinghy when it was capsized by waves over the Winner Bank, throwing him into the water
Watch: Drones trialled by Caister Lifeboat crew to help save lives at sea
Members of the Caister Lifeboat crew in Norfolk are pioneering the use of drones for search and rescue operations. See the drones in action
Watch: Feadship motor yacht catches fire and sinks off Nice
Investigations are ongoing into the sinking of the Feadship motor yacht, If Only, which caught fire and sank off the coast of Nice on the French Riviera
Tripper boat Surprise grounded off the Isles of Scilly due to lack of passage planning
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch also found that the issuing of local boatman's licenses by the Council of the Isle of Scilly "lacked rigour"
Four rescued after jetski capsizes at Seaton Carew
Two teenagers and an adult were taken to hospital after their jetski capsized at Seaton Carew. A fourth person who swam out to help also had to be rescued
Solo skipper rescued after a sail is caught in the yacht’s propeller
The skipper was sailing from France to Portsmouth when a sail wrapped around the yacht's propeller. He was found off Horse Sand Fort in the Solent
Queen Mary 2 rescues OSTAR entrant after storm hits the fleet in the Atlantic; one boat sinks, another dismasted
A major rescue operation has taken place in the Atlantic after the OSTAR and TWOSTAR fleets were battered by "extreme conditions". One yacht has been abandoned and another dismasted while others have retired from the races
Video: Boat driven onto rocks after getting entangled in lobster pots at Holyhead
A grandfather and his grandson were left shaken after their Sea Ray became snagged up in lobster pots in blustery conditions off Holyhead, forcing them to drive onto the rocks
Jet skiers rescued after “dangerously drifting” in the Solent
Two jet skiers, whose craft both suffered engine failure on the Solent, have been rescued by the Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS)
Video: Surfer rescued 13 miles offshore after 32 hours in the sea
Surfer Matthew Bryce is now in hospital after spending around 32 hours in the sea off the Argyll coast. Watch the moment he was airlifted to safety
Girl, 8, saved after treading water for hours in Manukau Harbour, NZ
An eight-year-old girl was pulled from Manukau Harbour by rescuers after she had been floating in the sea for three hours. Her father is still missing
Rescued sailors reunited with yacht after abandoning it in “treacherous” seas
Nick Dwyer and Barbara Heftman have been reunited with their yacht after abandoning it 210 nautical miles off Sydney, Australia after their rudder broke