Coastguard (HMCG)

The organisation responsible for search and rescue operations in UK waters.

His Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG) is a section of the MCA responsible for initiating and coordinating all maritime search and rescue within the UK Maritime Search and Rescue Region. This includes mobilising, organising and tasking adequate resources and assets, such as the RNLI or coastguard helicopters, to respond to persons in distress at sea or risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shorelines of the United Kingdom.