Coastguard S.O.S: Search & Rescue

A helicopter is dispatched to save a skipper's life when strong winds and high tides threaten to push a yacht in to a harbour wall. And a surveillance team investigate a worrying sign of pollution.

After a tragic boat accident at Poole Harbour, Dorset, the lead investigator must assess CCTV, the vessel, expert witness statements and police reconstruction to bring justice for the casualty's family.

A serious incident occurs when a commercial fishing vessel runs right into a private fishing vessel. And in rough seas, word comes in that a fisherman has suffered an amputation of the leg.

After a fishing trawler in the North Sea sends out a distorted mayday, a helicopter crew realise the vessel has sunk and must race to locate and save crew members afloat in dangerous, freezing waters.

A bodyboarder, dragged out to sea in extremely rough waters, clings to an outcrop of rocks. Conditions are too treacherous for a lifeboat, so a helicopter crew is the only hope left for the stricken casualty.

A death-defying rescue operation is mounted by Coastguard Helicopter Rescue 924, 40 miles off the coast of Land's End, after a lone skipper in a stricken yacht is spotted in high seas and turbulent conditions.

The Coastguard responds when a child is stuck halfway down a cliff with nowhere to go. As the light fades fast and temperatures drop, the CRT must attempt a daring rescue to save the youngster from harm.