Government U-turn on UK coastguard cuts

The coastguard centre at the port of Milford Haven, which receives a large proportion of UK energy imports, is a beneficiary of the Government reversal.

The UK Government has partially backtracked on its radical plans to slash coastguard services, with Transport Secretary Philip Hammond telling the House of Commons that 10 centres would remain open 24 hours a day.

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