A voluntary organisation keeping a visual watch along UK shores

TWO CORNISH STATIONS COMBINE FOR A JOINT VISIT.

5th April 2017.  The National Coastwatch Stations at St Ives and Cape Cornwall got together to make a joint visit to Bristows Maritime & Coastguard Agency Search and Rescue base at Newquay airport.

The team at Bristows were very welcoming and clearly explained how they operate. This was followed by an informative tour of the base and helicopter. The visit, arranged by St. Ives Station Manager Helen Simpson, was both informative and a good way of station members getting to know each other. The group was made up of twelve members from the St Ives station and seven from the station at Cape Cornwall.

Photograph by Jeremy Spanton, NCI Cape Cornwall

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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