And people like that. that s where the coast and the guard bit comes from. it s changed hugely. we still rely massively on our volunteers, as we have done for almost the entirety of the 200 year history of the organisation. the coastguard now has 3,500 volunteers across 310 rescue teams, in addition to ten helicopter bases. the way the coastguard saves lives at sea has changed almost beyond recognition since its creation 200 years ago, with a new updated radio network and with new technology such as drones and unmanned vehicles playing a growing part in its search and rescue operations. you ve got to embrace new technology, you ve got to look to improve. you can t sit still and think, we re doing the best we can. there s always improvements to be made, so we have to look at technology. so we re looking at fibre communications, improving ourfleet to bring in electric vehicles, drone technology and how that can assist in searches, ....