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People living in coastal communities across Tayside are being asked if they want to make a difference and become Coastguard Rescue Officers.
A Coastguard Rescue Officer from Watchet has been recognised for his efforts in helping save a young baby boy’s life.
Coastguards and other emergency services put their skills to the test in a major rescue exercise.
6 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during October 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
7 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during September 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
The master of a wind farm passenger transfer vessel has been ordered to pay £9,702 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a breach of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
By summer of 2017 there will be 10 coastguard helicopter bases around the UK.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has appointed Bill Dunham as the new Director Strategy and Corporate Services (DSCS).
Falmouth Coastguard Operations Centre (CGOC) is to become part of the new Coastguard national network for the very first time this week.
This October, we are all being asked to ‘Make A Difference’ and what better way to do so than by volunteering with the Coastguard Rescue Service.
A crew member of a Newlyn fishing boat has been ordered to pay a total of £2,100 in fines and costs after failing to keep a proper lookout.
A Hovercraft pilot from the Isle of Wight has been jailed for 8 months after pleading guilty to being over the alcohol limit while on duty.
The “hard work and dedication” of a 25-year old Merchant Navy officer cadet has been recognised.
Port operator pleads guilty to health and safety breaches following deaths of three crew on the River Clyde in 2007.
Sir Alan Massey, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), has outlined the importance of the superyacht industry.
Letter from the Government Chemist to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency commenting on proposals for the sulphur levels in marine fuels.
Carrying numbers of passengers, including schoolchildren, far in excess of its license, has cost a Hampshire ferry company £12,340.
The operator of a Portsmouth-based barge has been made to pay almost £111,000 in fines and costs.
Shipping Minister John Hayes visited Sutton Bridge Coastguard Rescue Team on his first official outing to a Coastguard base.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Coastguards have issued an appeal to an angler, who may have left their fishing gear on the beach near Mudeford Quay, Christchurch.
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