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The Coastguard Agency is an Executive Agency formed from the Marine Emergencies Organisation consists of HM Coastguard (HMCG) and the Marine Pollution Control Unit (MPCU) with administrative support. This new Agency is known as COASTGUARD and is an on-call emergency organisation responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the United Kingdom Search and Rescue Region for discharging HM Government's responsibility for dealing with major spillages of oil and other hazardous substances at sea from ships which threaten UK interests and for assistance to local authorities in preparing for and dealing with shoreline pollution from ships.
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