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AIUI, EPIRBS have a longer battery life so are the thing to go for if you expect your time to rescue to extend beyond 24hours or so. So...

My anecdotal data may be wrong - but my impression is you are much more likely to drown getting on or off the dinghy than washed off the...

Well it's clear that the target sales group isn't grumpy old men with ageing 30 foot yachts... . :)

Not a problem! Like I said it was more to put out some sort of insight. I don't want people to think we think it was a perfect job or it...

I think he was feeding you a line. They are paid for by the DfT, but not paid by the DfT

All of the aircrew that I know are employed directly by Bristows. They run their own cadet scheme for registered paramedics to become...

I've had a Halfords "Advanced" socket/spanner set for many years. Very good value for money with lifetime warranty...

To echo Sandy’s thoughts…. Perhaps you should try and arrange a visit to your local CG Operations Centre. If you think there is some...

I do, ex-Mountain Rescue Team member here, everybody who helps, be that taking a call, making the tea, walks down the cliff guiding the...

But the RNLI (and all other rescue bodies) are tasked and coordinated by the CG. When you dial 999, you ask for the Coastguard, not the...

I’m not sure it’s offensive, but whoever decided to put that there was probably trying to make some sort of point (perhaps to their...

If R199 was on its way, the CRT would have known this, almost certainly with an ETA. They then have an added dimension to think about...

The people doing the rescue looked like the were used to working together and knew what they were doing. The one that went down had a...

Cut a hole in the bowsprit and re-enforce it with a tube then pass the forestay through it. Although the Dyneema will have the...

Indeed - I’m not sure who the various people are in orange but it felt like that wasn’t their first time throwing a lifering. It’s...