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UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency provides training in Anguilla

Participants to the training in Anguilla

THE VALLEY- Last week representatives from the Anguilla Air & Sea Ports Authority, the Anguilla Fire & Rescue Service and the Anguilla Maritime Administration attended a conference that brought together Search and Rescue, Maritime policy and Operational leads from across the Overseas Territories.

Facilitated by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency, delegates discussed a wide range of issues concerning international obligations to provide aeronautical and maritime search and rescue services.

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Ensuring coordination and agreements of cooperation between countries are understood, exercised, and reviewed is a key part of saving lives at sea. The conference included a tour of a major cruise line’s operations centre and the US Coast Guard station.

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