About Melness Coastguard
Melness Coastguard is part of the official UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Melness Coastguard Description
Based in Melness, Sutherland on the North Coast of Scotland. Our team of 11 volunteers are trained in Cliff Rescue, Water Rescue and Search and Rescue and we cover from Hope to Bettyhill including The Kyle of Tongue. Although we are located amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK, it is also a sparsely populated, remote and rugged area, with some places in accessible even by 4x4. However we are available for call out 24-7 365 days a year. In an Coastal Emergency Dial 999or 112 and ask for Coastguard.
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In a change from our normal Tuesday evening training, members of Melness Coastguard did a beach clean at Coldbackie beach, Scullomie and on the Kyle of Tongue. This is some of the rubbish that was collected 🙄
Thanks to all the team for volunteering for this and to the Highland Council for providing bags and gloves and taking away the rubbish.
Facebook posts. - We have been asked a lot recently why we have obviously been out on a rescue but yet nothing is appearing here on our Facebook account.
Its pretty simple really, sometimes its simply not appropriate to post anything at all on social media relating to the tasking we have received. We value peoples privacy first and foremost but will where appropriate post news here of what we have been up to :)
Thanks for all your continued support and as always if you see someone in trouble at the coast, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
Coastguard Rescue teams from Melness and Durness were tasked to a whale, possibly stranded, at Loch Eriboll at 12.30pm, on Wednesday 2nd January. Once located, we requested assistance from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), as they are the organisation who deal with stranded marine animals. Coastguard teams remained on scene throughout Wednesday and Thursday with the primary aim of ensuring the safety of those gathered to watch the whale. The BDMLR disentangl...ment team were on scene today, Friday, and conducted searches of the loch, along with the police and SSPCA. We understand no sign of the whale was found.
Many thanks to all concerned and a particular thanks to the local community from laid, Durness, for providing hot drinks etc to all involved.
As always, if you see anyone in trouble at the coast, please dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
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Teams from Melness and Durness paged this morning to attend a beached sperm whale at loch Eriboll. Incident is ongoing and teams will be back on scene tomorrow. Also in attendance were the SSPCA.
Thanks to all involved and those who called it in. All efforts are being made from for a positive outcome for the whale.
Teams out again today from Melness, Melvich, Scrabster and Durness for another long day of searching for a vulnerable casualty. Tough going for all involved with rough terrain and large areas to search. Also in attendance was Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 948, police dog units and Assynt mountain rescue.
Casualty located late in the afternoon outside of Bettyhill. Cold but ok.
Big thanks to all involved in two long days of searching and taking time away from their familie...s and jobs.
Good outcome in the end.
As always, if you see someone in trouble at the coast please don't hesitate to dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
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Melness Coastguard paged yesterday afternoon, along with Coastguard teams from Durness, Melvich and Scrabster, to reports of a missing vulnerable person in the Farr area of Bettyhill. Also in attendance were Thurso Lifeboat and the Coastguard Helicopter, Rescue 951.
As always, a big thank you to the teams involved. It was a cold evening and a big area had to be searched.
Thanks to the members of the public who provided sighting and information and lastly, a very big thank y...ou to the North Coast Leisure Centre for providing hot drinks and snacks for the search teams.
This incident is ongoing and we will update you as soon as we have more information. If you have any information, please get in touch with police Scotland on 101.
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Well worth a watch for any of our local fishermen
Melness Coastguard paged again yesterday evening to multiple reports of a flare being deployed to the North of the Rabbit Islands.
Our flank teams Melvich and Durness were also in attendance along with Thurso Lifeboat and Scrabster Coastguard team.
Despite thorough searches along the North Coast from Melness across to Strathy point, nothing was found.
... Teams stood down just after 11pm with all equipment checked and packed, ready for the next time.
Thanks to all involved and those who brought this to our attention,
As always, if you see someone in trouble at the coast, please dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
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Melness Coastguard currently have one vacancy ! If you are interested, please speak to any of the Team.
Melness and Durness Coastguard paged yesterday evening to reports of three surfers in trouble at Sango, Durness. Thankfully all three got themselves to safety and we were stood down before we arrived.
Thanks to whoever called this in and as we always say, better to be safe then sorry.