This morning when I turned the television on, the news started saying the Coastguard were on strike and then throughout the day the various pictures the media showed must have really confused the public who was actually on strike.
So here is a little guide to help those slightly confused.
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NO - The RNLI is a charity, who's crews are volunteers, other than being called by the Coastguard to maritime
incidents there is no connection to the MCA.
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NO - Coastguard Rescue Teams, we are volunteers as well, although we are part of the MCA (Coastguards) this dispute has nothing to do with us and we remain on call..JPG)
NO - Coastguard, RN and RAF helicopters have remained on call, Coastguard helicopters are under contract from Bristows and CHC the crews are not Coastguard Officers.
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YES - The staff in the Operations Rooms (19 of them around the country) and some staff at the HQ in Southampton were the ones on strike.
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