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A large scale rescue operation that occurred in the West Wight last night (Saturday) saw multiple casualties extracted from a boat that ran aground in Totland Bay. As previously reported by Island Echo, at around 21:15 numerous emergency services were...

A boat has ploughed straight into the cliffs at Totland Bay this evening (Saturday). The incident, that occurred at 21:17, has seen a boat come to rest at the foot of the cliff near the Headon Warren viewpoint, leaving those...

A large-scale power cut has wiped out the East Wight this morning (Saturday), affecting 141 postcodes. Postcode areas PO35 and PO36 have been affected by outages experienced in Bembridge, Yaverland and some surrounding areas. Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN)...

A double-decker coach has become stuck on a tight corner in a residential area of Binstead this morning (Saturday). The Public Service Vehicle (PSV) has become stuck at the end of Grange Avenue with its junction with Winston Avenue. The...

Bembridge RNLI's All-Weather Lifeboat was launched yesterday evening (Friday) to medivac a 70 year old lady from the Cruise Ship 'Anthem of the Seas'. RNLB Alfred Albert Williams (Tamar All-Weather Lifeboat 16-17) was launched for the 2nd time that evening...

A WWII bomb shell has been found dumped in a ditch in the East Wight overnight. The unexploded shell was found by a dog walker last night (Friday) just metres from the road. It is believed that the shell was...

A person stranded in the water at the Wightlink ferry terminal in Yarmouth has seen a lifeboat and 2 coastguard crews respond. The incident occurred shortly after 19:30 this evening (Friday) and has seen the RNLI Lifeboat in Yarmouth launch...

Bembridge RNLI's All-Weather Lifeboat was launched this evening (Friday) to locate and assist a teenage boy who was in the water after his kayak had capsized. RNLB Alfred Albert Williams (Tamar All-Weather Lifeboat 16-17) was launched at just before 18:00...

A road traffic incident in East Cowes has seen emergency services respond this evening (Friday). Emergency services were called to Saunders Way in East Cowes at around 17:30 to reports of an incident on the bend at the bottom of...

Fire crews from 2 Island towns are tackling a fire within a prison cell at HMP Isle of Wight. 3 appliances, 1 from Ryde and 1 from Newport were dispatched at 16:04, and are currently in attendance at the scene...