The MCA is delighted to see the results of its close collaboration with Channel 5 due to hit TV screens tomorrow evening.

Fish Update 04/08/2008

The MCA is delighted to see the results of its close collaboration with Channel 5 due to hit TV screens tomorrow evening.

The MCA's Search and Rescue helicopter and crew based at Stornoway in the Western Isles have been taking part in an observational television series due to be screened tomorrow evening at 7.30 pm.

'Highland Emergency', is a 30-part documentary series based on unprecedented access to the Emergency services in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

The first programme features the Coastguard Helicopter from Stornoway in the Western Isles and helicopters from the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force.

In subsequent programmes in the series, we will see featured the Northern Constabulary, the air and road ambulance, the mountain rescue and ski patrol teams, Raigmore Hospital and NHS Highland, and Her Majesty's Coastguard.

The beautiful but inhospitable terrain of the Highlands provides a stunning backdrop for the series which follows the work of the emergency services as they undertake terrifying rescues on land, sea and mountains in all weathers.

Bill McFadyen, from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said:

"This has been a fantastic opportunity to showcase the work we do alongside our emergency service partners in United Kingdom Search and Rescue and to show how the network of emergency services extends to the most remote parts of the British Isles.

Many people owe their lives to the skills and expertise of the many men and women who work in our emergency services."

For further information please contact Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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