32 h. ago French coastguard defends letting small boat carry on to Britain — after helping to rescue its passengers

THE French coastguard has defended unloading some passengers from a small boat - then letting it carry on into British waters. On Thursday one boat was just meters from the beach in Dunkirk when it struck the breakwater wall - originally used to evacuate soldiers in 1940. Some people had been thrown overboard and some...

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68 h. ago French coastguard rescues 94 people from water after small boat breaks apart

The incident occurred four nautical miles off Dunkirk on Thursday morning.

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5 d. ago Norwegian Cruise ship diverted to rescue dozens of people near Greek island

Norwegian Epic altered its course to assist with the rescue mission, cancelling its port call in Santorini

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1 week ago Dog's sweet reaction after family brings home second rescue pet leaves people in tears

A golden retriever couldn't contain her excitement after her owner, Ashtyn Hawthorne from North Carolina, surprised her by adopting her 'best friend' to be her new brother

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1 week ago 12 people rescued after power went out on an amusement ride leaving them hanging 30 feet in the air

No injuries were reported in the scary incident

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2 w. ago People stuck on 200ft cliffs near Welsh tourist hotspot spark major rescue in darkness

The pair got stuck on cliffs below Elin's Tower, near South Stack, on Saturday

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3 w. ago Four people and dog rescued from fire at six storey flat block in Bethnal Green

Four people and dog rescued from fire at six storey flat block in Bethnal Green  East London Advertiser

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3 w. ago Majorca and Ibiza hit by flash floods as further weather alerts issued

Emergency services had to rescue people trapped inside their vehicles over the weekend

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3 w. ago Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska while nor'easter brings flooding to East Coast

Authorities say more than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough to sweep away entire homes in coastal communities

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3 w. ago Watch vessel rammed and fired at with water cannons by Chinese coast guard

Philippine officials say one of its vessels was damaged after a Chinese coast guard boat rammed and fired a water cannon towards it.

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4 w. ago Emergency services scrambled to rescue people stuck in external lift at swanky Manchester city centre hotel

Fire crews, police and paramedics were in attendance

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