Editing Rockall (section)

==== Recent visits ====
In June 2005 the first [[amateur radio]] (ham radio) activation of Rockall took place when the club station MS0IRC/P was set up and operated for a few hours on HF frequencies before they had to close down due to approaching bad weather. The [[Islands on the Air]] number EU-189 was issued to Rockall as a result of this activation.

In 2010, it was revealed that the plaque had gone missing. [[Andy Strangeway]], a British adventurer, announced his intention to land on the island and affix a replacement plaque in June 2010.<ref name="lette"/> [[Comhairle nan Eilean Siar]], the local authority for Rockall, approved planning permission for the plaque.<ref name="bbc82"/> The 2010 expedition was cancelled, and Strangeway did not replace the plaque.<ref name="island"/>{{needs update|date=July 2020}}

In October 2011 a group of amateur radio operators from Belgium travelled by ship to Rockall. Several of them climbed up the rocks and set up a radio station for some hours. They stayed overnight on top of the island. Radio contacts to all over the world were made using HF frequencies under the call sign "MM0RAI/P".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-10-01 |title=Belgian radio enthusiasts make rockfall on Rockall |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15136783 |access-date=2023-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Rockall DXpedition (DVD) – Swindon & District Amateur Radio Club |url=https://www.sdarc.net/2013/10/08/2011-rockall-dxpedition-dvd/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2013 an occupation of the island by explorer Nick Hancock to raise money for the charity [[Help for Heroes]] was planned. The challenge was to land on Rockall and survive solo for 60 days.<ref name="helpf"/> On 31 May 2013, Hancock, and a TV crew from BBC's ''[[The One Show]]'', sailed to the islet aboard ''Orca III'', and he unsuccessfully attempted to land and survive on the islet, having landed for the first time the previous year on a reconnaissance expedition which coincided with [[Queen Elizabeth II]]'s Diamond Jubilee.<ref name="guar79"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Rockall adventurer Nick Hancock bids to set survival record|date=28 May 2013|format=Video|website=YouTube video from The World News Channel 7|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE6wqdI41o0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/rE6wqdI41o0| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The weather conditions at the time "were not favourable" according to a [[Maritime and Coastguard Agency]] official. Subsequently, Hancock postponed his challenge until 2014.<ref name="guar32"/> On 5 June 2014 Hancock landed on Rockall to begin his 60-day survival attempt.<ref name="bbc67"/> Despite being forced to cut his 60-day goal short after losing supplies in a storm, Hancock did remain on the island for 45 days, beating McClean's occupancy record by five days.<ref name="scotland.gov.uk"/><ref name="grind"/>

In May 2023 Cam Cameron, a science teacher and former [[Gordon Highlanders|Gordon Highlander]], began an attempt to stay 60 days on Rockall to raise funds for military charities. He was accompanied to the rock by a radio operator, Adrian Styles, and Bulgarian mountaineer Emil Bergmann, both of whom planned to stay with him for a week and then leave.<ref name=bbc2023may26 /><ref name="carrell">{{cite news |last1=Carrell |first1=Severin |last2= |first2= |title=Sixty days on a ledge in the Atlantic: teacher aims to break Rockall record |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/21/teacher-aims-to-break-rockall-record-sixty-days-on-a-ledge-in-the-atlantic |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=21 May 2023}}</ref> The group landed on Rockall on 30 May, having sailed from [[Inverkip]] on the Firth of Clyde.<ref name="carrell2">{{cite news |last1=Carrell |first1=Severin |title=Adventurers reach Rockall in bid to live on north Atlantic islet for 60 days |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/31/adventurers-rockall-bid-live-north-atlantic-islet-60-days |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=31 May 2023}}</ref> The attempt ended after 30 days when deteriorating weather conditions meant Cameron had to be rescued by HM Coastguard.<ref>{{Cite news |last=BBC |date=28 June 2023 |title=Coastguard rescue for Army veteran in Rockall record attempt |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66047408}}</ref>