GREAT YARMOUTH MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRE CLOSES
Great Yarmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) will close on 1 May 2013 . There will be no reduction in front line rescue resources, which remain unchanged by the modernisation of HM Coastguard. The availability of Coastguard Rescue Teams, lifeboats, rescue helicopters and other rescue facilities in the area will be wholly unaffected. When Great Yarmouth MRCC closes, full operational responsibility will transfer to Humber MRCC. The MRCC at Walton-on-the-Naze, known as Thames Coastguard, will act in support of Humber MRCC. Chief Coastguard Peter Dymond said: “ Safety is our top priority and I am confident that the same high quality search and rescue service will be maintained throughout. There will be no reduction in front line rescue resources. “The availability of lifeboats, rescue helicopters, Coastguard Rescue Teams and other rescue facilities in the area will be unaffected. 'I am very grateful to the staff at Yarmouth Coastguard, who have served th