Lady airlifted from floods at Sawley Marina

[notaminga]

I guess Sawley is cut off now then?

 

BBC News

[steven wilkinson]

they sent a helicopter from Anglesey! Were there none closer than that?

[matty40s]

That happened at 2pm when i wast taking piccys at redhill. Saw the sea-king going down towards nottingham

[Guest]

they sent a helicopter from Anglesey! Were there none closer than that?

 

Rather depends on what the others where doing - don't you think?

[steven wilkinson]

it does rather, but I would have hoped that an old lady could be rescued more quickly by a closer response!

 

However - I expect that someone who has more knowledge of all the situations on-going at the time made that particular call!

[Jerra]

they sent a helicopter from Anglesey! Were there none closer than that?

 

If IRC there are only 6 RAF air sea rescue bases

 

Lossiemouth Scotland

Boulmer NE ENgland

Valley Wales

Wattisham Suffolk

Chivenor Devon

 

Which would be the nearest?

 

Fleet air arm and coastguard bases are all further away.

[junior]

If IRC there are only 6 RAF air sea rescue bases

 

Lossiemouth Scotland

Boulmer NE ENgland

Valley Wales

Wattisham Suffolk

Chivenor Devon

 

Which would be the nearest?

 

Fleet air arm and coastguard bases are all further away.

 

 

Just because the aircraft was BASED at RAF Anglesey, it may not have come FROM there for this rescue. It could have been on another job closer by thanany of the other bases, it could have been 'passing', it could have been that other SAR Seakings were busy.

[Jerra]

Just because the aircraft was BASED at RAF Anglesey, it may not have come FROM there for this rescue. It could have been on another job closer by thanany of the other bases, it could have been 'passing', it could have been that other SAR Seakings were busy.

 

The point I was trying to make is that there is no base near the incident and Valley could be the nearest (I haven't checked the distances).

[BruceinSanity]

If IRC there are only 6 RAF air sea rescue bases

 

Lossiemouth Scotland

Boulmer NE ENgland

Valley Wales

Wattisham Suffolk

Chivenor Devon

 

Which would be the nearest?

 

Fleet air arm and coastguard bases are all further away.

 

Just to prove I'm awake; that's five, which one is missing?

[junior]

Leconfield?

[nicknorman]

Valley to Sawley is about an hour by Sea-King (they are a bit slow!) but not sure whether that is considered too long? This country has air ambulances inland, but they are not winch-capable. The SAR assets are generally around the coast because their prime job is getting people out of the sea / boats. One can normally land an air ambulance for inland rescues, just not in this case!

[boathunter]

Wouldn't a boat have been more suitable?