MCA to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels
Surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are to carry out unannounced inspections of fishing vessels across the UK....
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MCA targets paddleboarders as RNLI tasked to multiple incidents
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued a series of safety tips for paddleboarders. It recognises that this is...
Christopher Rodrigues new non-executive chair of MCA
Christopher Rodrigues CBE has been appointed as the new non-executive chair of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Rodrigues...
WATCH: dramatic scene as fire-yacht carried to town quay
Four people including two children have been rescued from a burning yacht at Conwy Harbour. The yacht crew had...
Jet ski drug smugglers jailed for total of 14 years
Two drug smugglers who tried to cross the North Sea from Holland on a jet ski with £200,000 of...
MCA targets uncoded race yachts
It doesn’t matter if commercial yacht owners don’t want to hear this message and fail to get their yacht...
‘Polluter should pay,’ says DfT in new consultation on flares
The Department for Transport (DfT), along with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), has published a consultation about the...
Coastguard rescue teams supporting NHS Western Isles
HM Coastguard is providing support to NHS Western Isles as part of the ongoing response to Covid-19. Coastguard rescue...
RNLI and HM Coastguard partners in StayWise education site
The RNLI and HM Coastguard are two of the UK emergency services involved in StayWise – an online education...
Coastguard volunteers support ambulance service
HM Coastguard volunteers are supporting communities in Suffolk and North East Essex by enrolling as community first responders for...
YDSA says MCA adopts equivalence proposal for 1m guard rail
According to YDSA – Yacht Designers and Surveyors Association – the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has notified all certifying...
