North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum – United Kingdom

Her Majesty’s Coastguard is the uniformed emergency response branch of the UK Maritime Authority, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and is responsible for response to, and coordination of, maritime accidents requiring Search and Rescue and, Counter Pollution and Salvage operations. It also has responsibility for vessel traffic monitoring. Operations in respect of maritime security, illegal drug trafficking, illegal migration and fisheries enforcement are coordinated by other bodies within the UK government, and the full UK delegation to the NACGF by subject matter is as follows:

The Head of Delegation is the United Kingdom Chief Coastguard, Mr. Rod Johnson, and UK is represented on all working groups.

Further enquiries concerning the UK participation in NACGF can be answered by the International Relations Manager (Ops) for HM Coastguard:

Tel: +44 023 8083 9634
e-mail: Sophie.Turner@mcga.gov.uk

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