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If your GPS is more than ten years old or it’s had no firmware updates then you’re definitely at higher risk of your GPS not working from 6 April. Find out more.
Joined6, January 2017
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The Casualty Review Panel meets to discuss the previous year’s maritime fatalities and consider whether those who died might have survived had they been wearing a lifejacket. Here are their latest findings.
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A whopping 50% of people still don’t know to call 999 and ask for the Coastguard in a coastal emergency - despite the phone service being launched half a century ago. The 1960's MCA campaign is now updated.
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UK Coastguard issues safety plea after 68 children reported missing on UK beaches last weekend.
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Not strictly Isle of Wight-related, but a great piece of history for the MCA. Julie-Anne Wood becomes the Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s first female Head of Maritime Operations.
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Be prepared! The Coastguard Agency share some simple safety tips so you can enjoy the coast without putting yourself, or others, in danger.
