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Coastguard rescue teams on the Isle of Lewis were called out to ensure care workers were able to reach vulnerable and elderly people during the stormy weather.
As we enter a new year and a new decade we’re looking back at what’s been a busy 12 months for the Maritime & Coastguard Agency.
Imagine a total stranger saves your life by stepping in to help you at a time of emergency, but you have no way of thanking them?
Vessel owners can claim back £200 per item towards the cost of buying PFDs with integrated PLBs for their crew by applying to Seafish.
HM Coastguard coordinated the rescue of two fishermen from the water after their fishing vessel sank off the Isle Of Man.
Two people were dramatically rescued off Cornwall on the morning of 18th November after their sailing vessel began taking on water and started to sink.
Watch the dramatic moment when a man was rescued by a HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter in a remote area of Cornwall on Sunday 10th November.
Rescue teams and the Coastguard Operations Centre in Shetland have been awarded the prestigious Department for Transport Rescue Shield.
HM Coastguard received multiple 999 calls the evening of October 26 from the public who saw a woman and her dog being washed off the breakwater and into the sea.
Testing of marine autonomous surface ships (MASS) has been given a boost after site chosen in Portland, Dorset.
HM Coastguard assisted with the precautionary evacuation of 115 personnel from the Thistle Platform, located approximately 125 miles North East of Shetland.
High tides and extra large waves are set for this weekend and the combination of tides, winds and large sea swells along Britain’s coastlines means HM Coastguard is asking people to take extra care and be ‘wind and wave safe…
A crew member who went overboard from his sailing boat in the early hours of 24 September was rescued thanks in no small part to the lifejacket he was wearing.
The MCA are hosting a roadshow around the UK to answer questions and help get the fishing community up to speed with existing requirements and proposed changes.
The bell from a United States Navy ship sunk the night before Operation Overlord began is to be returned to the American authorities.
The MCA has been shortlisted for the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) Awards 2019.
Post-Implementation Review of the UK Search and Rescue Helicopter service published by Minister today.
Maritime Skills Commission to be set up to look at careers at sea and training gaps.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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The Maritime & Coastguard Agency has the utmost respect for our Coastguard rescue officers who provide a round-the-clock professional, dedicated and valuable service.
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