Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

Recommendation 8: Keep Thames search and rescue under review

From Marchioness/Bowbelle: Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Volume I, published 23 March 2001.

Recommendation

We welcome the agreement by the RNLI to provide lifeboat cover on the Thames 24 hours a day 365 days of the year and recommend that the SAR requirements on the Thames be kept under continuous review.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 359
Reference: 39.8

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 15 October 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Report Marchioness/Bowbelle: Formal Investigation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Volume I 23 Mar 2001
Recommendation made 25.6 years ago