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Hundreds of miles of coastline is without emergency cover after 17 coastguard rescue teams refuse... Coastguards 'strike

Hundreds of miles of coastline is without emergency cover after 17 coastguard rescue teams refused to respond to calls following a row over compensation.

Volunteers from Fishguard in Pembrokeshire, West Wales - the team at the centre of the dispute - are due to meet the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) later in a bid to resolve the issue.

The dispute revolves around a colleague who they claim lost his job after being injured during a rescue four years ago and has not been adequately compensated.

They have been joined in their strike action by Penrhyn, St Davids, Broadhaven and Littlehaven, also in Pembrokeshire; five stations in Gower, Swansea; five in the Solway sector, west Scotland; and two stations in the Severn sector, covering the Bristol Channel.

Mr Rogers added: "We have realised, with a heavy heart, it's a simple question of whether we provide commitment to the MCA or to our families and make sure they are protected.

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