Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency to attend World Maritime Day
28 July 2006
We are pleased to announce that John Astbury CBE, the acting Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency will attend the celebrations to mark World Maritime Day.
The MCA is responsible throughout the UK for implementing the Government’s maritime safety policy. That includes co-ordinating search and rescue at sea through Her Majesty’s Coastguard, and checking that ships meet UK and international safety rules. They work to prevent the loss of lives at the coast and at sea, to ensure that ships are safe, and to prevent coastal pollution.
John has been with the Agency for over 30 years and has vast experience having spent time as an operational coastguard, a Chief Operations Officer, a Regional Controller, and the Operations Director.