UK coastguard stations to be cut by more than half

Sea King helicopters could be scrapped if proposals to privatise the service they provide are confirmed.

Coastguard service providers have been shocked by the UK Government’s decision to slash the country’s coastguard stations from 18 to just three operational full time.

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