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Coastguard history

Coastguard history

17 July 2026
A life ring from the Brandenburg
  • Coastguard history
The three channel disasters that gave rise to modern Vessel Traffic Services in the Channel
14 April 2026
The sinking of RMS Titanic, by Willy Stöwer
  • Coastguard history
How the loss of RMS Titanic changed safety at sea
14 February 2026
Lymington Station Officer Paul Richman remembers the incident
  • Coastguard history
The night the sea came to tea: Valentine’s Day 2014
11 February 2026
Oil pollution at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
  • Coastguard history
Marking 30 years since the Sea Empress oil spill
17 December 2025
Coastguards stand either side of the memorial clock at St Nicholas Withernsea
  • Coastguard history
Town's clock finds new life as HM Coastguard memorial
24 November 2025
Coastguard Harry Barlow speaks with the captain of HMS Wave at St Ives
  • Coastguard history
My coastguard grandfather rescued the crew of HMS Wave
10 November 2025
William Thomas Rickard VC
  • Coastguard history
Coastguard Chief Officer William Thomas Rickard VC
29 October 2025
Three surveyors in high-vis and hard hats look up at the bridge of a vessel
  • Coastguard history
Surveyors at the frontline of safety at sea 

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