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A single email set Alfie Allen on course for a seafaring career that has led him to win the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) Officer Trainee of the Year Award 2025.
Flooding and foundering of a stern trawler approximately 36 nautical miles east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
An open letter from the coastal states of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea with Iceland to the international maritime community.
We, the Coastal States of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea (Belgium,…
A man who crashed his speedboat into a 15-year-old kayaker near Milford Haven was sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended for two years, in the first prosecution by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) under new waterc…
FB Imray, Laurie Norie and Wilson GmbH (FB Imray) has been recognised as a private chart producer, following their application to the MCA
Fall from a pilot ladder while attempting to board a cargo vessel in the approaches to the Humber Estuary, England, with loss of 1 life.
The MAIB Data Portal update, with additional data from 2025.
Fatal injury to a deckhand following a chain failure on the scallop dredger Honeybourne III (PD905) 16 nautical miles south of Newhaven, England.
The NEDs will join the MCA Board to provide challenge and support to the agency, overseeing strategy and operational performance.
A proactive opportunity for all ports and marine facilities to review, assess, and demonstrate proportional alignment with the code.
MAIB has begun an investigation into the loss of cargo from Baltic Klipper in the Solent.
Capsize and foundering of a prawn trawler in the North Sea approximately 133 nautical miles south-east of Peterhead, Scotland.
Ministerial statement on UK maritime law updates from 1 January 2026, implementing international safety and pollution changes and related UK regulations.
We are seeking a Publications Manager to join our Southampton-based office.
We are seeking a Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents. This Southampton-based role is a rare opportunity to influence marine safety in the UK.
HM Coastguard’s ability to respond to emergencies remains fully operational.
Safety and innovation are at the heart of updated regulations for small commercial vessels used for sport or pleasure that will be phased in from 12 December 2025 by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), starting only wi…
Industry and academia are being invited to collaborate with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in a new strategic initiative to help the UK’s marine sector become cleaner, safer and even more successful.
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The assessment of trainee seafarers is moving into the digital age with a new web-based platform to be phased in from next year by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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