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MCA News Podcast
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March 2010 - Sikorsky S92 Helicopters in Scotland
Sikorsky S92 helicopters are now being used by the UK Coastguard, under contract, for search and rescue in Scotland. The Coastguard has been using S92s since 2007 and they’re proving to be fast, reliable and advanced. Crew members talk about the extreme conditions in which these helicopters can operate, about their accurate instrumentation, and about how the S92s have helped them improve operations. Watch out for more S92 search and rescue helicopters around the UK coast.
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December 2009 - UK Ship Register
In this podcast we take a look at the UK Ship Register, part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The UK Ship Register is one of the best performing flags in the major Port State Control regimes with a reputation for maintaining the highest international standards. For the full 9 minute UKSR film click here |
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November 2009 - Lifejackets
In this podcast Lifejackets. Between 1992 and 2006 82 fishermen died after falling overboard. In 2009 alone there were a further 9 fatalities involving fishermen. We take a look at a couple of incidents, unfortunetely not the results you'd hope for. |
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October 2009 - The extraordinary Spinningdale Rescue Podcast
In this podcast the extraordinary Spinningdale rescue ... Ged Yeates, an independent film producer from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, has just produced a documentary for an international conference on emergency responses to major incidents in remote areas of northern Europe.
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September 2009 - Hydrographic Survey Podcast
In this podcast how the MCA surveys the seabed around our coast using the latest available technology, making seafaring safer and revealing extraordinary new landscapes. |
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August 2009 - Coastguard Rescue Officers - Search Rescue
Coastguard Rescue Officers are volunteers who serve HM Coastguard. They give their time and skills to provide a coastal emergency response service. In this podcast we see a team putting their training to use in a search rescue exercise. |
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July 2009 - Coastguard Rescue Officers - Mud Rescue
Coastguard Rescue Officers are volunteers who serve HM Coastguard. They give their time and skills to provide a coastal emergency response service. In this podcast we see a team putting their training to use in a mud rescue exercise. |
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Special - Tesco UK and Her Majesty's Coastguard Work Together in Awareness Partnership
Tesco UK and Her Majesty's Coastguard have developed a partnership to promote 'Dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard if you spot anyone in trouble, on the beaches, cliffs and seas around our coastline'. |
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June 2009 - Coastguard Rescue Officers - Rope Rescue
Coastguard Rescue Officers are volunteers who serve HM Coastguard. They give their time and skills to provide a coastal emergency response service. In this podcast we see a team putting their training to use in a rope rescue exercise. |
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May 2009 - Shirley Robertson on Sailing Safety - Part 2
This month we take another look at sailing, keeping you safe at sea and how you can help the Coastguard. |
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April 2009 - Shirley Robertson on Sailing Safety
This month we look at sailing, keeping you safe at sea and how you can help the Coastguard. |
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March 2009 - Anti Pollution Aircraft
This month we look at how the Maritime and Coastguard Agency use aircraft to detect and deal with pollution at sea. |
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February 2009 - Emergency Towing Vessels
At vital points around the UK coast, four large ocean going tugs wait on station 365 days of the year, ready to respond to ships in difficulty. |
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January 2009 - Diving
This month we look at the sport of recreational diving. |
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December 2008 - Dangerous goods - part 2
This month we look at how Dangerous Goods are carried to and from the United Kingdom. |
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November 2008 - Dangerous goods - part 1
This month we look at the carriage of dangerous goods by sea. |
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October 2008 - Dover Strait and the teams on the Scottish mountains
This month we take a look at the MCA's spotter plane patrolling the Dover Strait and the teams in Scotland keeping our mountains safe. The following footage is taken from the BBC's programme 'Britain from above'.
Special thanks to Lion Television for the kind use of their footage in this podcast. |
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September 2008 - Lifejackets save lives!
Statistics from actual incidents show that the probability of long-term survival is more
than doubled when a lifejacket is worn.
Whilst people are beginning to get the message that a good lifejacket can make the
difference between life and death, they often do not fully appreciate the many ways a
lifejacket can make this difference. |
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July 2008 - The new S92 Helicopter, AW139s and the Lifejacket Awareness Campaign
This edition of the MCA News Podcast features footage of the new Search and Rescue helicopters now deployed at the Coastguard bases.
The first item is of the new Sikorsky S92 based at Stornoway.
The current contract provides for commercial search and rescue helicopter services from four civilian-operated bases - Sumburgh, Stornoway, Lee-on-Solent and Portland - for a five-year period from July 1, 2007.
The service provides 24-hour coverage at Sumburgh, Stornoway and Lee-on-Solent, and operates on a 12 hour day-time basis at Portland.
The Sikorsky (S92) is based at Stornoway in the Western Isles of Scotland and at Sumburgh on the Shetland Islands. In addition, Agusta Westland139s (AW139) are based at Lee-on-Solent and at Portland.
The second item in the MCA News Podcast comes from the South Coast, with Hugh Kirby of ITV Meridian flying with the new, smaller AW139 helicopters based at Portland and the Solent. A man is rescued from cliffs in Dorset and flown to hospital in Poole.
Finally in this edition a piece produced by the MCA to encourage the wearing of lifejackets. Mariners who wear lifejackets have an excellent 70% chance of survival, in the event of ending up in the water. |
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November 2007 - Boatshow, the new S92 Helicopter
This month features Ensign (the MCA's large yacht division) at the Fort Lauderdale International Boatshow and the Sikorsky S92, one of the latest helicopters to come into service for HM Coastguard. |
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September 2007 - MSC Napoli update
This month we review the latest footage from the MSC Napoli as the bow of the stricken ship is towed to Belfast for recycling. The stern of the ship remains grounded in shallow waters just off Branscombe Beach. |
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July 2007 - Tombstoning
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'Tombstoning' has recently claimed the lives of two people in the UK . The craze has been fuelled by internet video clips, but they don't show the other side of the story. Seven years ago when Nick Biddlecombe was just seventeen, his life changed completely when he was injured because he dived into the sea without knowing what was beneath him. He talks to BBC Radio One Newsbeat's Andy West. |
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July 2007 - Tombstoning
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Shortened version of the above. |
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June 2007 - Safety on the Water this Summer
This month's edition focuses on the real essentials when you're afloat, whether you're using Personal Watercraft - a Jetski, a larger leisure boat, or just on the marina using an inflatable tender. Lifejackets are much less bulky than they used to be and there's no reason not to wear one and stay safe whatever you're doing. And we're in Blackpool launching the SeaSmart Campaign to make children safer at the beach. |
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May 2007 - Highline, MSC Napoli, Cliff Rescue
This month we look at how the Coastguard ensures it can always help, even in extreme conditions, the latest pictures from the stricken MSC Napoli and the difficult work of cliff rescue teams. |
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April 2007 -
Bourbon Dolphin, fire fighting at sea, Dubai boatshow
This month we look at the Bourbon Dolphin tragedy, fire fighting at sea and MCA at the Dubai boatshow. |
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March 2007-
MSC Napoli and the new MCA helicopters
MCA launches the first of the Agency's news podcasts. This month we look at the MSC Napoli and the new helicopters shortly coming into service. |
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