[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

lets see if the shipping companies start lobbying once they lose their cargo.lives dont count they are dispencible BBC News - Plans to close three Scottish coastguard stations

And under the pretty picture - The bit that says *related stories* there's one entitled :-

RAF Rescue veteran on SAR future, that makes good reading too, not nearly as sensational a headline as the main article but a *Horses mouth* explanation so to speak.