Five people who found themselves trapped on a Żejtun beach in Storm Harry gale-force winds on Tuesday afternoon were saved from potential disaster by firefighters who happened to be in the area. “Thankfully, the CPD vehicle was close enough to respond immediately and help them,” said Civil Protection Department director Peter Paul Coleiro, as he recounted
A marine rescue operation was carried out in the early hours of this morning after a foreign national ended up ashore in the Grand Harbour, Valletta. The Civil Protection Department (CPD) was alerted to the incident shortly after 2.30am. Rescuers from fire stations two and five were immediately dispatched to the scene to assist. The casualty was safely
A woman who ended up in rough seas in Grand Harbour was rescued by Civil Protection personnel in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident happened at about 2.30am. The woman fell into the sea from the shore and could not return. She was picked up by a rescue boat and conveyed to hospital by ambulance. No further details were immediately available
The Civil Protection Department on Wednesday morning rescued a man who ended up in the sea at Grand Harbour. In a statement on Facebook, the CPD said shortly after 2.30am, the CPD was alerted to a marine rescue involving a foreign national who had ended up in the sea. Rescuers from Fire Stations 2 and 5 were immediately deployed to the scene. The casualty