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UPDATED: A car has ricocheted off an embankment and come to rest on its side in amongst trees lining Middle Road near Calbourne tonight (Sunday). The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, Police and the Isle of Wight Ambulance...

Bembridge RNLI's inshore lifeboat has assisted 3 people who were thrown into the water after their dinghy capsized off Seaview earlier this afternoon (Saturday). Solent Coastguard requested the launch of the ILB at around 13:55, resulting in a swift response...

Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat and Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team have responded to reports of an upturned kayak in Sandown Bay this afternoon (Thursday). The alarm was raised at around 14:10 when Solent Coastguard received an emergency call from a...

UPDATED: Hovertravel have suspended their cross-Solent service this lunchtime (Thursday) due to a technical issue with the only hovercraft available, Island Flyer. At around 11:45 the craft developed a technical issue whilst on a crossing between Southsea and Ryde, resulting...

UPDATED: The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are tackling a property fire in Ryde this morning (Tuesday). 2 appliances from Ryde are currently on scene in the upper half of George Street, where 2 breathing apparatus wearers have...

UPDATED: Ryde Inshore Rescue have launched their Ryde Rescue 1 lifeboat to a yacht in difficulty on Ryde Sands this afternoon (Monday). Solent Coastguard requested the volunteer organisation to go to the aid of the vessel, thought to be around...

UPDATED: A multi-agency operation to rescue a person from the water is underway in Sandown this morning (Saturday). Police, Paramedics, 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat (SSILB) are all on scene at the Esplanade in Sandown. 5...

A 45-year-old man from Brading remains in Police custody this morning (Thursday) following an incident in Winford overnight during which Armed Police discharged their weapons. As first reported by Island Echo, shots were fired on the quiet residential street of...

UPDATED: 1 man has been detained and a gun has been recovered by Armed Police following a firearms incident in the sleepy hamlet of Winford this morning (Thursday). Local residents were awoken by shouting at around 02:00 with the chilling...

UPDATED: Wightlink's Wight Ryder II catamaran and St Faith car ferry are responding to a Mayday alert off Ryde this evening (Monday). A kitesurfer has got into difficulty to the north of Ryde Harbour, prompting a Mayday alert to be...