Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN HL1402

Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Emergency Calls

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many volunteers are involved in emergency call outs for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Answer

The UK mainline coastline is 11,073 miles (source Ordnance Survey), increasing to 19,491 miles if larger offshore islands are included. However, the coastline of the UK is fully encompassed by the UK Search and Rescue Region (UK SRR) which HM Coastguard c...
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