Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Emergency Calls
2026-06-28 · Department for Transport · HL1402 · Official question
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...