7th November 2021. Yesterday was a very special day for the National Coastwatch Institution station at St Donats Bay in South Wales when had their first ever Cadet on watch.
Singe, from Denmark, joined Gayna and Jess on watch and she proved to have the qualities that an excellent watchkeeper needs - diligence and an appetite for learning. It proved to be a very successful watch.
Currently almost 60 National Coastwatch stations are operational and manned by over 2600 volunteer watchkeepers around the British Isles from Fleetwood in the North West, through Wales, to the South and East of England to Filey in North Yorkshire.
National Coastwatch watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. They are trained to deal with emergencies offering a variety of skills and experience, and full training by the National Coastwatch ensures that high standards are met.
The words National Coastwatch Institution and Eyes Along the Coast and the NCI logos are Registered Trademarks of NCI.
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