Spurn is a narrow sand tidal island [1] located off the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of …

Sep 26, 2016 · Britain’s newest island is forming off the Yorkshire coast. We roll up our trousers to find out how the North Sea has eaten a huge chunk out of Spurn Point. An enormous Unimog …

Dec 26, 2018 · What now for Yorkshire's "Land's End", five years after a large tidal surge smashed over the thin peninsular? Spurn Point, in East Yorkshire, juts 3.5 miles (6km) out to …

In 1998, the Coast Guard estimated that it was stopping less than ten percent of the illegal drugs entering the United States by sea. Spurred by these estimates, Admiral James Loy, the then …

With access difficulties, and Spurn Point being so remote from the mainland, it was the only All-weather lifeboat station in the United Kingdom staffed by a professional full-time RNLI crew.

Feb 25, 2025 · In 2019, we reported that the Coast Guard faced a backlog of at least $2.6 billion worth of shore infrastructure projects. About 45% of the facilities...

Apr 2, 2025 · In the early “proof of concept” phase, HITRON MH-90 “Enforcer” helicopters stopped all five go-fasts they intercepted, arresting 17 drug traffickers and interdicting over 1.5 …

There is a lot to see on Spurn that relates to coastal erosion and military history - all the areas are well signposted and there are an extensive number of information boards. Our visit took …

Local Search and Rescue is primarily provided by HM Coastguard based at Bridlington . Click here to visit the Marine Coastguard Agency website. The RNLI Humber lifeboat is based at …

Mar 4, 2015 · Spurn, or Spurn Point as it is commonly known, is a piece of land that resembles a spit, sweeping out from the edge of the Holderness Coast and round into the estuary.