RNLI lifeguards at Sedgewell Cove in south Devon assisted a family who were trapped in a cove 40 meters below the cliffs by the incoming tide yesterday (1 July). The lifeguards discovered the family, who were unaware of the danger they were in, while on patrol, and after assessing the conditions requested further back up from the coastguard to airlift them to safety.
Sunderland based Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboats rescued a County Durham woman and her dog this afternoon, after they become cut off by the rising tide at Chourdon point, Seaham.
Coastguards based in Bridlington were alerted to their plight shortly after half past one this afternoon [Tuesday 1 July], when the women made an emergency 999 mobile phone telephone call to report that she had become trapped below 80-foot cliffs while walking her dog.
A third of all fishing vessels on the Isle of Man are in the process of being fitted with a unique safety device, which saved the lives of three fishermen off Sark less than a week ago. The Manx government has provided funding to significantly subsidise the cost of the MOB alert system to fishermen on the island. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry are now urging the remainder of the Isle of Man fishing fleet to take advantage of the potentially lifesaving device.
ROME, July 02, 2008 — Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, successfully completed destructive testing on the horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner. The test took place at Alenia’s Pomigliano plant in Naples with Boeing engineers and representatives of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in attendance. The stabilizer is made at the Alenia Aeronautica plant at Foggia in Italy’s Puglia region.
Previous physical testing had shown that the horizontal stabilizer meets its certification requirement to withstand 150 percent of the maximum aerodynamic load it ever could encounter in flight. Once Alenia engineers proved that, they then tested the horizontal stabilizer to see just much load the horizontal stabilizer could withstand before failure. In that test, the structure did not break until well in excess of the required 150 percent of limit load. The destructive test was the culmination of seven months of testing conducted by Alenia and Boeing.
Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to strengthen the fire protection arrangements on cabin balconies on passenger ships entered into force on 1 July 2008, along with other SOLAS amendments relating to the prevention of accidents involving lifeboats and protective coatings on ships.
Progress towards developing a mandatory regime to control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping was made during the first intersessional meeting of IMO’s Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships, held in Oslo, Norway (23 to 27 June 2008). The meeting was attended by more than 210 delegates, comprising experts from all over the world.
The week-long session was tasked with developing the technical basis for reduction mechanisms that may form part of a future IMO regime to control GHG emissions from international shipping, and with developing drafts of the actual reduction mechanisms themselves, for further consideration by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which next meets in October 2008 and, notwithstanding the importance of the Oslo meeting, will have the final, decisive role to play on the issue.
PHOENIX, Arizona– BAE Systems has been awarded a $15.9 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) components in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. Issued to the U.S. armed forces, they include groin, throat and neck protectors. The OTV, when combined with Small Arms Protective Inserts plates, provides advanced protection against mines, grenades, mortar shells, artillery fire and rifle projectiles.
The Guyonas crew. Left to right: Leo Piper, Tristan Northway, David McMurdo pictured in Brixham in front of the Torbay lifeboat on Thursday, June 26, 2008
Three UK fishermen saved off the coast of Sark have said they owe their lives to a new RNLI-designed safety alert system.
On Tuesday (24 June 2008) evening, the three men aboard the ill-fated Guyona were forced to abandon ship as their fishing boat sank with no time to deploy the liferaft. They were forced to tread water until the vessel fully submerged allowing the liferaft to release.
The vessel had the RNLIs unique MOB Guardian man overboard and vessel locater alert system aboard. The RNLI was alerted to the plight of the crew at 6pm via one of MOB Guardians many alerting channels. The alert was transferred to the agencies responsible for coordinating maritime search and rescue, who then requested the assistance of the RNLI St Peter Port lifeboat from Guernsey to search for the missing vessel and her crew.
The lives of three fishermen have been saved thanks to the RNLIs new and unique MOB Guardian man overboard and vessel locater alert system. This is the first time that the system has demonstrated its full effectiveness in helping to save lives in a real emergency situation.
The RNLI Operations Room in Poole, Dorset received a vessel overdue alert off Sark at 6pm, Tuesday 24 June. After verification the alert was transferred to the agencies responsible for coordinating maritime search and rescue - first to Falmouth Coastguard, who then passed it to the Channel Islands Search and Rescue authority. The RNLI St Peter Port lifeboat from Guernsey was then tasked to search for the missing fishing vessel, Guyona.
me with my waterbottle - every drop now will be precious!
Position from Roz Monday night: 31 35 15N, 124 31 99W
Bad news today. I cannot get the watermaker to work.
It ran well on Friday, then sputtered to a halt after a minute or so on both Saturday and Sunday, and today again gave up the attempt after a short and feeble effort.
But the manual watermaker really is not a great option. So if you hear of any leisure craft heading out from San Diego bound for Hawaii, who might be able to resupply a thirsty rower, let me know.
