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Coastguard Search Launched After Mysterious Life Buoy Washes Up on Barrow Beach
An unmarked life buoy was found at Earnse Bay in Barrow-in-Furness on October 4, prompting a search by Furness Coastguard. No further debris was discovered, and the origin of the buoy remains unknown.
Why How Will New Longer-range Aircraft Boost Manila’s South China Sea Surveillance Has Sparked Heated Debate
The Philippine Coast Guard will receive three longer-range aircraft from the US, two of them modified for improved surveillance, giving Manila greater reach and endurance to monitor Chinese coastguard…
Coastguard Staff Set to Join GMB Union in Significant Industry Shift
Coastguard volunteers are set for union recognition after the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) agreed to talks with trade union GMB. Stakeholders assess operational and strategic impacts following…
Taiwan Coastguard Uses Water Cannons to Warn Off Mainland Chinese Fishing Vessel
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) used water cannons to expel a mainland Chinese fishing vessel near Dongsha Island, authorities said on Friday. The incident occurred on October 1, 27 nautical…
Person Detained After Being Rescued by Furness Coastguard
Furness Coastguard were called out yesterday (September 29) to report of a person in the water at Askam and assisted the casualty back to shore. Stakeholders assess operational and strategic impacts f…
Philippine coastguard battles funding cuts amid bigger South China Sea role
The Philippines is preparing to give its coastguard more responsibilities in the contested South China Sea even as the agency faces a more basic problem: whether it has enough ships, aircraft and pers…