A woman responsible for registering deaths and births at sea, who is “an incredible asset to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency”, has been recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours.
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Denise Cooke joined the Department for Transport, the MCA’s parent company, on 18 June 1980. More than 40 years later her service to maritime continues, now working in the MCA’s Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS).