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A vessel which got into trouble while competing in the Round the Island Race on Saturday (1st July) was safely brought ashore this morning (Tuesday) after drifting half way around the Isle of Wight. The Farrier 27, called Origami, was...

3 people have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the supply of drugs after a large quantity of cannabis was found in a vehicle in Cowes yesterday evening (Monday). Officers moved in on the car in the supermarket...

Volunteer crew members from Yarmouth RNLI have joined a major search and rescue operation off the Swanage coast this evening (Monday). Yarmouth's All Weather Lifeboat, which launched at around 18:45, is 1 of 6 lifeboats currently working to locate 2...

A boat that crashed into Ryde Pier over the weekend has now been seized by officials, which comes after Police conducted a fingertip search of the vessel and seized a cannabis plant earlier today (Monday). It was on Saturday evening...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat was 1 of 2 lifeboats which responded to an emergency call involving a capsized catamaran earlier this afternoon (Monday) The catamaran, with 2 men aboard, had fallen victim of challenging wind-against-tide conditions off the Bramble Bank, at...

Police on the Isle of Wight have made another arrest as part of an investigation into 4 indecent exposure incidents, the latest of which is said to have occurred just yesterday evening (Saturday). The suspect, a 56-year-old man from Cowes,...

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has landed on the Esplanade in East Cowes this evening (Sunday) to assist local colleagues with a medical emergency. The helicopter touched down on a grassed area just before the top of...

Vehicular access to Ryde Pier remains closed this morning (Sunday) following an incident last night which saw a sailing boat collide with the historic structure. As first reported by Island Echo, lifeboats from Calshot RNLI and Ryde Inshore Rescue responded...

A 49-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested as part of an investigation into a sexual assault on an 18-year-old girl in Cowes. As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 19:00 on Tuesday (27th June) an 18-year-old woman was...

A sailing boat has crashed into and become wedged amongst a number of structural legs at Ryde Pier this evening (Saturday), prompting a response from HM Coastguard and the closure of Ryde Pier to vehicles. At around 19:30, lifeboats from...