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State-of-the-art technology is bringing a new edge to the search and rescue work of HM Coastguard.
Take care when visiting your local coastline and help reduce pressure on the NHS and emergency services, including HM Coastguard
UPDATE: The information contained in this news story has been moved, see below.
With significant numbers of people expected to take to the water this weekend in England, HM Coastguard is asking everyone to take extra care in extraordinary times.
Update for those going to the coast
Coastguard volunteers and staff worked throughout the night to help those affected by the flooding in parts of East Yorkshire.
Over £70,000 will be provided to fund vital equipment for Ferryside Lifeboat crew and North Wales Mountain Rescue Association
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Grants to fund lifeboats and kit for volunteer search teams.
HM Coastguard coordinated an extensive search on 15 February after receiving a report of a potential man overboard.
A woman and her 5 year old daughter have been rescued from quicksand and an incoming tide at Blue Anchor Beach on 8 February by coastguard rescue teams and the coastguard helicopter Rescue 187.
From accidents off the rugged cliffs of the Atlantic coast to casualties in the high waves of the North Sea, drones could be used in the future to help save lives across the UK.
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.
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.
HM Coastguard assisted with the precautionary evacuation of 115 personnel from the Thistle Platform, located approximately 125 miles North East of Shetland.
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