“There's no Coastguard in France. They let the French Navy do it. They have to give them something to do. It's not good for national pride to have to disband it so they turned it into a Coastguard. I think it does a few other bits and bobs too.” HumourNavyThe FrenchCoastguard Book:In the Bath: Conquering the Channel in a Piece of Plumbing Source: In the Bath: Conquering the Channel in a Piece of Plumbing