A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

NCI PORTHCAWL WATCHKEEPER AWARDED OBE

28th December 2019. One of the dedicated team of watchkeepers at NCI Porthcawl has been awarded the OBE for services to Defence and the local community.

Ian Cole, a watchkeeper with four year’s service at the National Coastwatch Institution station at Porthcawl, has been awarded an OBE for services to Defence and the local community.

As well as many years working for the Ministry of Defence, Ian was also a key member of the Coastguard station at Porthcawl, being the Station Officer for several years. Ian also supports the local RNLI and sits on the RNLI Operations Committee. Ian has been a watchkeeper at NCI Porthcawl for the last 4 years.  

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Currently almost 60 National Coastwatch stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteer watchkeepers around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Filey in North Yorkshire. 

National Coastwatch watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. They are trained to deal with emergencies offering a variety of skills and experience, and full training by the National Coastwatch ensures that high standards are met.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The words National Coastwatch Institution and Eyes Along the Coast and the NCI logos are Registered Trademarks of NCI.

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