Someone deserves a kicking

On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:35:09 +0000, Pete Melbourne <psmvsl@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:18:33 +0100, Steve Barlow
><steve.barlow@steve.hi-wide.net> wrote:
>
>>The lifeboat should be able to go to sea in any weather.
>
>You don't remember the Penlee Life Boat disaster then?
>
If I was you Pete I would say nothing about that disaster, as you or I
will never know the full truth of the matter.

The Penlee boat was engaged in a highly dangerous inshore rescue, it
was not JUST at sea.


All Weather lifeboats are just that , they are safe to go out in " All
Weathers", in the sea that is.

FWIW I have been in a Severn Class at 28 knots in a gale 8,
excellent boats.

--
Steve Barlow

"Steve Barlow" <steve.barlow@steve.hi-wide.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:40:42 GMT, "Mark" <scubadoguk3@insightbb.com>
> wrote:
> >"Pete Melbourne" <psmvsl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:jf5juvgb7sm67s9778msdi12ko12bdi5pe@4ax.com.. .
> >> On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:18:33 +0100, Steve Barlow
> >> <steve.barlow@steve.hi-wide.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> >The lifeboat should be able to go to sea in any weather.
> >>
> >> You don't remember the Penlee Life Boat disaster then?
> >>
> >>
> >> Pete
> >> diving 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk
> >
> >I think Lee lives in the States he may or may not know much about how the
> >the life boats are run in the UK
>
>
> Yes and we got the Waverney Class boat from the US Coastguard, that
> was a great sea boat but did not have an enclosed wheelhouse.
>
> --
> Steve Barlow

NZ resuce boats are either enclosed and ballasted to flip right side up
again if capzised, or are pontoons and stay abovewater any old how.

rhys

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 12:11:56 +1300, "rnf2" <rnf2@NOSPAMwaikato.ac.nz>
wrote:

>
>"Steve Barlow" <steve.barlow@steve.hi-wide.net> wrote in message
>news:42ljuvcj361tt0obod866mgchk8jso4ka2@4ax.com.. .

>> >I think Lee lives in the States he may or may not know much about how the
>> >the life boats are run in the UK
>>
>>
>> Yes and we got the Waverney Class boat from the US Coastguard, that
>> was a great sea boat but did not have an enclosed wheelhouse.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Barlow
>
>NZ resuce boats are either enclosed and ballasted to flip right side up
>again if capzised, or are pontoons and stay abovewater any old how.
>
>rhys
>
All the Lifeboats in the RNLI are self righting, even the RIB's with
the aid of an inflatable bag mounted on the "A" frame.
The Waverney was the first of the fast afloat boats and has been out
of service for some years.
All of the All Weather boats have enclosed wheel houses these days,
the Severn and the Trent even have seats with suspension to make them
more comfortable.
The Local boat here has taken two bend casualties to the chamber in
the last two months. One was quite a serious bend but AIUI both have
recovered.

Merry Christmas to everyone.
Dive safe
--
Steve Barlow

Steve Barlow <steve.barlow@steve.hi-wide.net> wrote in message > The Local
boat here has taken two bend casualties to the chamber in
> the last two months. One was quite a serious bend but AIUI both have
> recovered.
>
> Merry Christmas to everyone.


Our local boat had to retrieve us about 6 weeks ago :(, but at least we
broke down on a sunday morning when they were on excercise anyways. They do
look much bigger when you're directly underneath them.
How's Craig getting on? - is he back home in Mull?

Fi

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 16:24:54 -0000, "Fiona Watson"
<fiona.watson@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

>
>Steve Barlow <steve.barlow@steve.hi-wide.net> wrote in message > The Local
>boat here has taken two bend casualties to the chamber in
>> the last two months. One was quite a serious bend but AIUI both have
>> recovered.
>>
>> Merry Christmas to everyone.
>
>
>Our local boat had to retrieve us about 6 weeks ago :(, but at least we
>broke down on a sunday morning when they were on excercise anyways. They do
>look much bigger when you're directly underneath them.
>How's Craig getting on? - is he back home in Mull?
>
>Fi
I was towed in by it when I was the Coxswain, very embarrassing.
Craig is much better now, fully mobile and starting to eat properly.

His was the classic accident ashore where the lifeboat or a helicopter
should of been used immediately.
Isolated island ( North end of Raasay) with serious back and internal
injuries. The farce that occured was lucky to leave him walking and
alive. Quad bikes and cliff paths do not go together.

All the best Fi

--
Steve Barlow

Steve Barlow wrote:
> I was towed in by it when I was the Coxswain, very embarrassing.

We've done it too. Here's the Sussex Dive Club on the way into Newhaven
after the 'twinset falls over and breaks the oil feed lines and then the oil warning
light does not come on to indicate a problem with the fix' incident.

We've had a bad year mechanically.

nigelH
http://www.nigelhewitt.co.uk/stuff/sdctow.jpg