In the first episode, we follow Senior Investigator Mark as he is alerted to an incident on the River Mersey where a crew member of a tug boat has sadly died. Meanwhile, in Shetland, a Mayday call is picked up from a sinking fishing vessel and on the south coast in Dorset, our Coastguard Rescue Teams and a Coastguard helicopter are sent to an elderly man who finds himself in serious danger after getting stuck in the mud. The fixed wing aircraft spots a fisherman putting himself in danger, much to the dismay of the vessel’s skipper.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's regulatory compliance investigations team looks into an incident on the Isles of Scilly where passengers on a speedboat were lucky to escape with their lives. A rescue helicopter crew from Caernarfon take a call about an eight-year-old child with appendicitis on Snowdon, while their counterparts in Newquay rescues a French yacht in serious trouble in the English Channel
Time is of the essence with a kite surfer pulled out to sea, a woman cut off by the tide and an injured climber stuck on the cliff edge. We will watch with bated breath as teams rush to get to them before disaster strikes, while also being given a view of a rescue from the operations centre as well as on the ground. We will see how various teams liaise with each other and organise complex rescues, with an insight into the sort of decisions they need to make, and quickly. We will also learn more about our Counter Pollution team and their work, as well as more from our Survey and Inspection Team.
Off the coast of Devon, a couple are in serious danger as ferocious waves sweep their yacht onto rocks, causing severe damage to the vessel and putting their lives in jeopardy. In international waters, British sailors have sustained serious injuries while involved in a race across the Atlantic Ocean and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre receives the mayday call
A motor-powered yacht is in serious trouble off the south coast of England and the helicopter from Lydd in Kent is sent to help the two casualties on board the sinking vessel. A tanker is re-inspected by MCA surveyors in Teesport having been in dock for 15 days, while the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Fareham, Hampshire, receives a 999 call from a passer-by who can hear someone in distress under Bournemouth's Boscombe Pier
Episode six will follow the rescue of a five people from an around the UK rowing boat challenge which has gone goes disastrously wrong, as they inch ever closer to an area of treacherous rocks. Over on the West coast of Wales, MCA surveyors are making an unannounced visit to two previously inspected fishing vessels and, at the iconic Seven Sisters cliffs, a family’s sightseeing holiday turns into a fight for survival. Meanwhile on the south coast, we will watch a Coastguard Rescue Team use their skills to help paramedics extract an injured crewman in severe pain from an awkward part of a commercial shipping vessel...
In the first episode, Totland Bay in the Isle of Wight is the scene of a dangerous boating accident which has left three passengers with serious injuries. Lead investigator Mark Cam of the MCA's Regulatory Compliance Investigations Team (RCIT) examines the incident and to investigate why this near fatal disaster happened. What ensues is a near 18-month investigation with RCIT seeking criminal charges toward the skipper and ultimately, justice for the unfortunate passengers on board.
A distress call from a satellite phone comes in from the uninhabitable granite islet Rockall. The casualty was out raising money for charity when the weather turned for the worse and became a threat to his life. Approximately 240 nautical miles away in Stornoway, Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 948 is the only option with the capability to help save the casualty, even though the tasking is just outside their operational remit. So time and fuel are the key factors to everyone's survival.
The Coastguard Rescue helicopter crew from Newquay fly 60 miles into the English Channel as they are tasked to an incident on a cruise liner, where a passenger is having a suspected stroke. With the cruise liner trucking along, the helicopter flies alongside the vessel and successfully winches down the Coastguard Paramedic. With no time to waste the casualty is winched up on a gurney, along with his wife, as it's a race against time to get the individual to hospital for urgent medical care.
In Eryri/Snowdonia National Park, Llanberis Mountain Rescue inform the emergency services of a walker with a serious laceration to his head. Helicopter Rescue 936 from Caernarfon are tasked to the incident and on arrival must winch the paramedic down in tricky circumstances, so the casualty can be assessed asap. It's an anxious wait to hear back from the ground as the helicopter crew work out a plan, with fuel and time is against them.
