SUCCESS FOR MCA IN NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is celebrating after four of its team received awards in the New Year Honours list. Malcolm Wright is a Coastguard Watch Officer at Portland Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) and also a Coastguard Rescue Officer. He receives a MBE for more than 40 years of service to Her Majesty’s Coastguard. Malcolm, who lives in Weymouth, Dorset, said: "I am extremely proud and sincerely humbled to receive this award. I joined Her Majesty’s Coastguard in 1973, serving as a member of the Wyke Regis Coastguard Rescue Team and more recently as a full-time officer at Portland MRCC. "I hope my personal recognition is also considered as a reflection of the commitment and calibre of all my Coastguard colleagues with whom I’ve had the great privilege of working alongside during my service.” Rebecca Binstead is the UK Search and Rescue Manager based at the MCA’s headquarters in Southampton. She is recognised with a BEM for her work in suppo