It seems a little confused as, though she is a Cornish MP, the boat was operating out of Looe which is in Brixham's area so talk about closures of CG stations[sic] in Cornwall isn't relevant.
I don't really follow the logic that says we should not make changes to the Coastguard structure because their AIS doesn't work - or their training does not teach them to use it properly.
Sadly the life was lost even with the local coastguard station open
The article speaking of a 10ft trawler rather undermine its credibility.
It is a systems failure, and a significant part of the present proposal is an upgrade in systems.