Joint exercises on triage procedure
Cranston Inquiry · The Cranston Inquiry Report · Issued 5 February 2026 · Addressed to: HM Coastguard
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Those involved in maritime search and rescue should continue to undertake joint exercises on the application of the Mass Persons in the Water Triage procedure.
Cranston Inquiry, The Cranston Inquiry Report · 5 Feb 2026 Source PDF →
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Response — verbatim from government
●HM Coastguard
All of those involved in maritime SAR recognise the importance and value of joint exercises on the recovery of multiple persons from the water. HMCG and BSC have participated in RNLI’s annual mass rescue live-play exercise in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and will continue to do so. The Multiple Persons in Water Triage Tool was tested in the last two live-play exercises and will be tested again in the exercise planned for October 2026.
HM Coastguard · 16 Jul 2026 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
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