Coastguards from Achiltibuie, Ullapool and Kinlochbervie were sent as well as the Lochinver lifeboat.
The alarm was raised around 9pm on Saturday after a yacht with two people on board experienced engine failure.
Mountain rescuers in Sutherland and Caithness have become key guinea pigs for the next generation of outdoor clothing in a deal worth around £45,000.
A hillwalker has been rescued from a Sutherland mountain after being "flattened" by strong winds which swept the far north this weekend.
A yacht with three people on board was rescued in a major operation off Sutherland.
It seems like the ultimate dream job – with a taste of the sweet life.
A rare coin dating back to Edward 1 has been unearthed in a Dornoch field.
It is potentially only the second record north of the border after a previous sighting in July.
Five orca spotted off the north-west coast were not part of a pod already known to the UK.
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A landmark Sutherland castle is back on the market at a cut price with offers over £1.2 million now being asked.
The Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) has ended this season's forecasts – with one of its lowest totals of snow slides.
The body of a man has been recovered after a major air, land and sea search in Sutherland.
The ball certainly went from tee to sea to weed before it was found by volunteer Elke Frotscher.
The Duke of York was just one of four living honorary members of Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Sutherland.
Kinlochbervie-based Loch Inchard III had a seven strong crew on board at the time.
The home is believed to be the most expensive of its type to go on the market in the area.
The marine recycling group announced in November that it was ending the seasonal coastal ranger service.
There are roughly 200-300 quakes in Britain every year, but the vast majority are so small that no one notices them.
Durness based Plastic@Bay has said it can no longer fund the seasonal ranger service.