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MCA develops new guidance to support safe growth of floating offshore wind 

Posted by: Leanne Cassidy, Posted on: 9 October 2026 - Categories: UK Technical Maritime Services

Colleagues from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) visited the second largest wind farm in the UK to inform a new Marine Guidance Note (MGN).

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