Category: Coastguard

HMN-629-YThis is an Isle of Man Coastguard Land Rover Defender. They have a very similar colour-scheme to HM Coastguard vehicles, but are a separate service. The Isle of Man is not part of the UK and they broke away from HM Coastguard in 1989. A look at the rear of the Land Rover.

G-SARD is a Agusta Westland AW139 coastguard rescue helicopter.

This is a Coastguard Nissan Navara on patrol.

This is a Ford Focus Estate and HF08 TCY is a Nissan Navara, both belonging to the Coastguard. They are seen here displaying some of the rescue equipment that they carry.

This is a Land Rover Defender 90 and HF53 LGV is a Ford Focus, both belonging to the Coastguard at Fort William. Also shown is the rear of the two vehicles.

This is a Toyota Hilux and HF53 NWD is a Nissan Navara. Both of these coastguard cars are four wheel drive and have double cabs.

This is a Coastguard Nissan Terrano II caught in a snow storm.

This is a Nissan Navara 2.5 DI coastguard rescue vehicle.

G-CGIJ This is "India Juliet", an August-Westland AW139 rescue helicopter based at Lee-on-Solent on England's south coast.

A coastguard rib (rigid inflatable boat) called Peregrine being used around the North-West England coast.

G-SARB, a HM Coastguard rescue helicopter. It is a CHC Scotia Sikorsky S-92A and is based at the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland.

G-BPWB This is one of the four Coastguard helicopters based around the UK in 2007. It has callsign "Rescue Whiskey Bravo" and was made famous by its numerous appearance on the BBC TV series Seaside Rescue.

A first for this website: a tram! Yes, this electric tram is marked-up in coastguard colours and is used in Blackpool to help advertise the coastguard's search and rescue service.

This boat, fitted with blue flashing light, is used by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on inland waterways.

This is a Coastguard Land Rover Defender based at St. Andrews, Scotland.

Here a Coast Rescue Land Rover belonging to Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade is flanked by two of the team's bikes. The mountain bikes are decked out in Coastguard colours and allow the team to monitor the coastline at places that are difficult to get to by car. It also make it easier for the team of this declared coastguard facility to talk to locals and makes them faster to respond to local incidents.

This is a HM Coastguard Land Rover that was new in 1977.

Here is coastguard rescue helicopter Victor Alpha alongside a coastguard Land Rover. Here is the helicopter and Land Rover again among the scenic landscape where they spend most of their time.

This is a HM Coastguard Nissan Terrano II based at Lee-on-Solent. It is decked out in the usual blue and yellow paint scheme, with blue lights on the roof. Unusually the rear window has also been covered with yellow. The reason for this becomes clear when you see the side view. The side view of the same Terrano. The two crests on the rearmost windows are HM Coastguard and Hampshire Ambulance Service. This car carries medical equipment in the rear as a Co-response Unit. If it closer to a medical emergency than an ambulance, it will respond.

A CG Ford Focus is parked up with blue lights showing at a night-time cliff-top exercise.

This blue Land Rover Discovery is carrying a liveried roof-box with 'Medical Team' wording. On the sun visor is a fold down 'Coastguard Rescue' sign. The vehicle itself does not carry any livery on the bodywork. The rear of the roof-box shows that it is run by 'Lifeline Medical Transport Service'.

This is a CG Toyota Hi-Lux, assisting with the landing of a rescue helicopter callsign 'Rescue 177' from HMS Gannet, Prestwick.

This is a Bournemouth 03-registered Nissan Navara Coastguard vehicle. After extensive on and off-road trials, this Nissan was put into operation in 2004. It is pictured on the seafront at Margate, Kent.

A Toyota 4x4 Coastguard vehicle.

On the right is a Toyota Landcruiser and on the left is a Ford Focus coastguard vehicle.

This is a 2003 Toyota which is being used by Her Majesty's Coastguard. The vehicle is suited to the terrain coastguards need to cover, as demonstrated in this picture.

This Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado is used by Her Majesty's Coastguard. The advantage of having four wheel drive is immense when on a wet beach or a rocky coastal area.

The sector manager uses this type of Ford Escort estate.

This is a Vauxhall 4x4.

This is a Toyota Land Cruiser four wheel drive.

A rather steep incline is no problem for the coastguard in their 4WD Toyota!

This is a Vauxhall Astravan. Note the distinctive dark blue and yellow livery which is unique to this emergency service.

This is a Vauxhall Frontera conversion from the coastguard's fleet, with an inset of their emblem from the driver's door.

This image shows a vehicle belonging to Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade. They are a coastguard declared facility providing coastal search and cliff rescue capabilities between Sunderland and South Shields and are not, as is commonly misunderstood, lifeguards. A second view of the Land Rover.

This is a custom built Land Rover (constructed by Land Rover Special Vehicles in 1996) adapted for coast rescue operations. It is owned by South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade and is the only example of such a vehicle in the UK.