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Launch of the Maritime Safety Action Plan.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
An injured gorge walker was airlifted to hospital by the HM Coastguard St Athan helicopter on Sunday 23 June after falling from a waterfall.
Fatal man overboard from a potter on Loch Torridon off Ardheslaig, Scotland.
Urgent bulletin for owners and operators of boats with retractable keels or retractable weighted centreboards.
Man overboard from a commercially operated yacht approximately 1500nm west of Fremantle, Australia with the loss of 1 life.
A yacht with three people on board has been safely rescued after they sent an EPIRB distress alert that was picked up by HM Coastguard.
HM Coastguard are asking people to keep at a safe distance after a large cliff fall was reported at Sidestrand Beach, near Happisburgh in North Norfolk.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during May 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
Two men were safely rescued after their vessel caught fire off the coast of Selsey Bill on 4 June 2019.
Small inflatable tender comes ashore in Poole
Capsize and sinking of a prawn trawler in Lower Loch Fyne, Scotland with the loss of 2 lives.
The UKSR has widened its eligibility criteria allowing companies located outside the UK to join one of the best performing flag registries.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during April 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
HM Coastguard has investigated reports of possible pollution at Osborne Bay on the Isle of Wight on 15 May 2019.
Additional funding to extend the Rescue Boat Grant Fund into its sixth year
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been visiting the HM Coastguard search and rescue base at Caernarfon, North Wales.
A skipper who was rescued after his boat caught on fire has been praised by HM Coastguard for having all the right equipment and doing all the right things.
Capsize of a singled-handed fishing vessel off Plymouth Sound, England with the loss of 1 life.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during March 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
As a nation we’re increasingly enjoying more water sports according to the annual watersports participation survey released this week.
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