Eastbourne lifeboat has been called to help rescue nine people at sea this afternoon (Wednesday). The alarm was raised last night following reports an inflatable boat had gone missing after leaving Boulogne in France. Lifeboat crews from Boulogne and Dungeness, Kent, were out … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Eastbourne lifeboat called to help people in inflatable boat from France
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More than 80 rescued, dozens missing in Mediterranean boat wreck
A survivor arrives in Catania, Sicily. Photo: Giovanni Isolino/AFP Ten migrants perished over the weekend and dozens are missing, including children, after their boat sank off the Libyan coast, aid organizations said on Monday. An inflatable boat loaded with men, women and … [Read more...] about More than 80 rescued, dozens missing in Mediterranean boat wreck
Crocodiles kill 90-year-old man on inflatable boat in Zimbabwe
Crocodiles in Zimbabwe have killed a 90-year-old man and critically injured a 65-year-old woman. John Bowman, 90, and Rosemary Mitchell, 65, were attacked as they paddled in an inflatable boat in Matopos National Park.They were relaxing with a group at Mpopoma Dam, an area of … [Read more...] about Crocodiles kill 90-year-old man on inflatable boat in Zimbabwe
Brit schoolboy, 17, dies after falling from an inflatable boat while white water rafting with classmates on trip to Ecuador
A 17-YEAR-old boy has died on a school trip to Ecuador after he fell from an inflatable boat while white water rafting.Matthew Hitchman was with classmates and teachers on a month-long trek across the Andes in Ecuador when he died while white water rafting on Sunday.Attempts to … [Read more...] about Brit schoolboy, 17, dies after falling from an inflatable boat while white water rafting with classmates on trip to Ecuador
UK coastguard rescues migrants from capsizing inflatable boat off Kent coast
The migrants' boat set off from the French port of Calais in the middle of the night on Saturday. The rigid-hulled inflatable boat (rhib) started taking in water about two hours later off the coast near the village of Dymchurch. Two British nationals were onboard together with … [Read more...] about UK coastguard rescues migrants from capsizing inflatable boat off Kent coast