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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that six foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during October 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
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.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that five foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during September 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
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 Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during August 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
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.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during July 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during June 2019 after failing port state control (PSC) inspection.
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.
An 18 year old fisherman who sustained a hand injury on board his vessel was rescued from choppy seas on the evening of 02 July by the Stornoway coastguard helicopter.
11 people, who drowned in 2018, might be alive today had they been wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid. This is one of the main findings of this year’s Casualty Review Panel
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