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HM Coastguard celebrates landmark birthday. Two hundred years of saving lives along the UK coast and at sea, as well as coordinating rescues for those in distress in international waters, […]
Carmichael secures debate in Parliament on cuts to coastguard remuneration. Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has secured a debate in Parliament on changes to the remuneration of coastguard volunteers. […]
Fatal accident to a deckhand on board beam trawler Cornishman, south-south-west of the Isles of Scilly, England: MAIB Report. Report on the investigation of the fatal accident to a deckhand on […]
Damien Oliver has been appointed as the interim Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Damien will begin his new role on Monday 17 October, which follows the […]
Global Fishing Watch and US Coast Guard collaboration on illegal fishing. Washington, D.C. 11 December 2018 – Global Fishing Watch is teaming up with the United States Coast Guard Research […]
Weston-super-Mare RNLI volunteer gets callout during his birthday celebrations Helm Simon Johnson has been on the volunteer crew at Weston-super-Mare RNLI since 2019 so is used to his fair share […]
Heroes at sea honoured at charity awards ceremony. Outstanding acts of bravery at sea and dedication by charity volunteers celebrated at annual Skill and Gallantry Awards. Nine remarkable acts of […]
Report on the investigation of the grounding and capsize of creel fishing vessel Lexi Rose (BF 370) resulting in one fatality on Melrose Point, north-east Scotland on 21 September 2023. […]
Fraserburgh fishing boat sinks; 6 crew rescued. Six crew members were safely rescued after their Fraserburgh-registered fishing vessel, Odyssey, sank in the North Sea. The distress call was received by […]
Sunday 12 May marked the inaugural National Fishing Remembrance Day, a new annual event dedicated to honouring those who lost their lives while working in the fishing industry. The day […]
Four remarkable stories of skill and gallantry at sea have been recognised and rewarded at a national awards ceremony held in London last week. The Coxswain of RNLI Padstow lifeboat, […]
The owners and skipper of a Peterhead-based fishing vessel that sank last week off Fair Isle have thanked all those who were involved in the safe rescue of the crew. […]
MCA signs new search and rescue contract. The MCA, an executive agency of the Department for Transport, has signed a circa £1.6 billion contract with UK company Bristow Helicopters Ltd […]
Life raft for missing fishing vessel Nicola Faith recovered. The life raft for fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on 27th January, has […]
RNLI Lifesaver Podcasts Returns – While 2020 has been so uncertain, there’s still one thing that we’ve all been able to depend on in one form or another: family. And […]
Whale returns to ocean after SAMS stranding. Students at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) had a real life marine conservation lecture when a young humpback whale became stranded […]
SeaFest Peterhead back with a bang as north-east seafood festival celebrates record-breaking numbers Around 20,000 people came out to support SeaFest Peterhead this weekend as the seafood festival made its […]
UK flies the Red Ensign to honour Merchant Navy & Fishing Fleets. Flags raised around the country on 3rd September to mark Merchant Navy Day 10 Downing Street, Tower Bridge, […]
Safety support for fishers after deaths from dredge gear lifting equipment. Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will be supporting fishing crews to stay safe at work after […]
The newly reformed ‘Port of Brixham Trawler Event Association’ says that the famous event will go ahead in 2025. A statement from the Association said: “After months of negotiating with […]
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