Westerly Owners Association speaks up on UK coastguard changes

8:38 PM Sun 1 May 2011 GMT

'Westerly Owners&rsquo; Association has over 3000 members in Britain and around the world' . Click Here to view large photo

UK's strongly supported Westerly Owners' Association (WOA) has come out swinging against the government's plans to change the way that the coastguard operates on the coastlines of Britain. In a move that has alarmed many boat owners in the United Kingdom, the government announced recently that it would cut the number of 24-hour coastguard stations from 18 to three at Dover, Aberdeen and Southampton/Portsmouth with five more centres open only in daylight hours. The Association announced that the plans did 'not reflect the interests of leisure craft sailors in British waters, even though they comprise the greatest number of coastal ...

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by Lee Mylchreest

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