A VHF radio check will tell you if your radio is working properly or not, but you shouldn't do every time you go out, or even with the Coastguard, says…
Coastguard
Man who made 19 hoax calls to HM Coastguard is sentenced
Leon Marandola's hoax calls led to HM Coastguard deploying helicopters, coastguard rescue officers and RNLI lifeboats at cost of £170,000
‘The sickening sound of tearing wood as we were hit by the wave’
A freak wave wreaks havoc on Kass Schmitt and Rupert Holmes' 36ft Zest as they attempt to sail to Lanzarote
Is this injury serious enough for a Mayday?
James Stevens answers your questions of seamanship - this month, does a head injury onboard warrant issuing a Mayday
Overdue British solo sailor Robin Davie makes contact
Seasoned offshore sailor Robin Davie has made contact. It follows an all ships alert for the solo skipper after he was reported overdue on a 300 miles passage from France…
First autonomous ship registered in the UK
The autonomous ship - C-Worker 7 - is the first unmanned vessel to sign up with the UK Ship Registry
Do you have the right communication equipment on board?
The UK Coastguard is advising sailors to have at least two independent means of contacting them following a lengthy operation involving a French boat which sent out multiple VHF DSC…
VIDEO: Coastguard medevacs crew from yacht 200 miles off Scilly
UK Coastguard and Irish SAR services join forces to rescue sailor at the edge of the helicopter's operating range
Search for missing crew as yacht is found aground on Yorkshire coast
HM Coastguard is searching for two Yorskshire sailors from a grounded yacht
HM Coastguard helicopter goes cloud surfing
Watch a Coastguard helicopter flying above and below clouds in Scotland