Offshore Rescue
As an island nation, 97% of the UK’s trade by weight is by sea,
and there can be no doubt that shipping is vital to the UK economy.
Our fishermen and fishing communities also rely on the sea for
their livelihood, and many of us use beaches and the coast for
leisure and sport. We have 10,500 miles of outstandingly beautiful
coastline.
The UK government assumes responsibility for civilian maritime
Search and Rescue, and delegate this responsibility to Her
Majesty’s Coastguard – part of the Maritime and Coastguard
Agency.
Her Majesty’s Coastguard coordinate maritime search and rescue
within the UK Search and Rescue region, and have a variety of
resources they can task to emergency situations – either people in
distress at sea, or emergencies on the coast or shoreline. HM
Coastguard also has their own volunteer service, the Coastguard
Rescue Service, who are teams of volunteers who can respond to land
based emergencies such as cliff and mud rescues or searches for
missing people.
For more information please visit the coast guards website (external
link).
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