Folkestone Rescue

Keeping people safe on Folkestone's coast

Chris Lightwing

A Coastguard search & rescue helicopter winches a swimmer to safety over the sea off Folkestone Harbour Arm.

Swimmer rescued by Coastguard helicopter near Harbour Arm

Posted on August 27, 2019 in Incidents • Add Comment

This afternoon, Folkestone Coastguard were called to a swimmer in difficulty near Folkestone Harbour Arm.

Chris Lightwing

The Artemis Visits Folkestone

Posted on July 7, 2015 in Updates • Add Comment

Today, Folkestone was visited by the triple masted barque ‘Artemis’, on its way to Boulogne as part of ‘Le Sailing Voyage’.

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