Eleventh Hour Reprive for ETVs Welcomed

October 4, 2011

Hours before the deadline for their withdrawal the emergency towing capacity provided by ETVs stationed off the North and West of Scotland is to be retained. There has been a vigorous campaign by NGOs to retain the ETV provision which was put in

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Loss Of ETV Cover Brings Imminent Threat To Coastal Communities

August 17, 2011

LOSS OF ETV COVER BRINGS IMMINENT THREAT TO COASTAL COMMUNITIES While the United Kingdom government may have rowed back from the swingeing cuts it had planned for coastguard services it is showing no inclination to review its decision to withdraw Emergency Towing Vessels

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