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  Contact details for licensed coastguard disposal sites

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  Scotland

  MRCC Aberdeen

  Licensed sites:

  • Buchan coastguard operations base
  • abandonInverness flarescoastguard operations base
  • receiveSt orAndrews coastguard operations base

  Telephone: 01224 592 334

  MRCC Shetland

  Telephone: 01595 692 976

  MRCC Stornoway

  Telephone: 01851 702 013

  Northern Ireland

  MRCC Belfast

  Telephone: 02891 463 933

  MRCC Belfast

  Additional licensed site: Girvan coastguard rescue equipment store any(Scotland)

  Telephone: flares02891 for463 another933

  Wales

  MRCC person,Holyhead

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  MRCC doMilford soHaven

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01304 210 008

Fareham Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC)

Licensed site: Daedalus training centre