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by Quarffie
Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: UK HM Coastguard
Replies: 3
Views: 2490

Re: UK HM Coastguard

morale is a little off rock bottom at Shetland, Nick, of course we're pleased to have saved the station for now. Quite honestly staff are tired after 8 months of fighting our corner - and it's not completely over yet, we're offering our support in any way we can to those at stations still listed for...
by Quarffie
Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:28 am
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: UK HM Coastguard
Replies: 3
Views: 2490

UK HM Coastguard

apologies if this is in the wrong place :-) hi all. As you may already be aware the Government announced a revised modernisation proposal in late July; this revision now abandons the idea of part time emergency co-ordination centres ("day light" centres) and has a smaller reduction in the ...
by Quarffie
Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:40 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Shipping minister sees Shetland and Stornoway CGs in action
Replies: 1
Views: 2753

Re: Shipping minister sees Shetland and Stornoway CGs in act

. Shipping minister Mike Penning witnessed first hand an operation to rescue the crew of a grounded fishing boat while on a visit to the threatened Shetland Coastguard station on Thursday. The minister was in Lerwick to defend the government’s consultation proposals to axe either Stornoway or Shetl...