Another Putin Ploy?
Or did all the action was because it slipped off its anchor?
Things look better this evening with the KUZMA MININ being re-floated, all that action I missed down in Cornwall/Curnow?
Hope to see some of it all up on You Tube soon?
The weather remains a serious hazard to all forms of transport, for shipping this can be the terror of an oil spill and something that Falmouth Bay does not want since it really relies on tourism!
Time will tell what damage if any has been done and then it will be back to business, since all forms of shipping are big bucks!
Showing posts with label Coastguard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coastguard. Show all posts
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
Search and Rescue! Part-One.
Helicopters, Hovercraft, 4 X 4 vehicles, Lifeboats and Cutters?
Nearly every nation has a rescue service of some type and these are made up of the above mentioned and a few more items!
One of the new tools in searching for injured people and animals is the drone cameras, as technology moves on these may get larger to deal with severe wind gusts and have longer ranges especially over lakes and the sea?
When looking at this one can only take from the well organised and trained members of the RNLI and Coastguards operated across the British Isles.
The Augusta-Westland AW-139 and the Sikorsky S-92 are the mainstay helicopters of the Coastguard, but both Irish and British military helicopters may be called up in a national disaster such as flood rescue?
Nearly every nation has a rescue service of some type and these are made up of the above mentioned and a few more items!
One of the new tools in searching for injured people and animals is the drone cameras, as technology moves on these may get larger to deal with severe wind gusts and have longer ranges especially over lakes and the sea?
When looking at this one can only take from the well organised and trained members of the RNLI and Coastguards operated across the British Isles.
The Augusta-Westland AW-139 and the Sikorsky S-92 are the mainstay helicopters of the Coastguard, but both Irish and British military helicopters may be called up in a national disaster such as flood rescue?
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Wales Air Show 2017.
1st-2nd July 2017 Best two Days?
This year has been another fine show of aviation past and present and one is putting in an advanced request for next years 100th Anniversary and the possibility of a BAE Harrier and Apache Helicopter? But what ever comes will be very welcome, as this event seems to be a yearly success now!
The security precautions and road blocks worked out well, so that more people seemed to be free to move about without the worry of passing traffic. The old favourites re-appeared the RAF Typhoon fighter Jet, RAF Boeing-Vertol Chinook transport helicopter and the Red Arrows again wooing the crowds, while the weather was much better than expected.
Vintage or classic aircraft comprised the World War-II (1939-45) Bristol Blenheim bomber, fighters Super marine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. Former RAF Jet fighters two De Havilland Vampires, single and two seat training versions in Norwegian Air Force colours and the BAC Strike master, both of these aircraft where also widely exported.
The Vampire was too late for WW-II service and so joined several other types from 1948 to the early 1960;s. The BAC later BAE Strike Master was conceived in the 1950's and enter production in 1967, other aircraft included the RAF Grob G.115E Tutor trainer and the Soviet Union/Polish Warsaw Pact era MIG-15UTI Midget.
Team Raven opened with a magnificent display in their Vans RV-8's, while the Red Arrows were flying the new Mark-II BAE Hawks. The Pitts 1S1 Special did some acrobatic flying and the combined forces Tigers parachute team did something different, with two drops from the Swansea based Cessna 206 Caravan-II.
HM Coastguard Augusta-Westland AW-139 G-CILP SAR helicopter worked in tandem in winching from RNLI Lifeboat 16-27 during several rounds of inshore Swansea Bay and the Defence helicopter Flying School SA-350BB Squirrel helicopter brought in Red leader one via the St. Helens rugby and cricket grounds on the Mumbles Road.
This year has been another fine show of aviation past and present and one is putting in an advanced request for next years 100th Anniversary and the possibility of a BAE Harrier and Apache Helicopter? But what ever comes will be very welcome, as this event seems to be a yearly success now!
The security precautions and road blocks worked out well, so that more people seemed to be free to move about without the worry of passing traffic. The old favourites re-appeared the RAF Typhoon fighter Jet, RAF Boeing-Vertol Chinook transport helicopter and the Red Arrows again wooing the crowds, while the weather was much better than expected.
Vintage or classic aircraft comprised the World War-II (1939-45) Bristol Blenheim bomber, fighters Super marine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. Former RAF Jet fighters two De Havilland Vampires, single and two seat training versions in Norwegian Air Force colours and the BAC Strike master, both of these aircraft where also widely exported.
The Vampire was too late for WW-II service and so joined several other types from 1948 to the early 1960;s. The BAC later BAE Strike Master was conceived in the 1950's and enter production in 1967, other aircraft included the RAF Grob G.115E Tutor trainer and the Soviet Union/Polish Warsaw Pact era MIG-15UTI Midget.
Team Raven opened with a magnificent display in their Vans RV-8's, while the Red Arrows were flying the new Mark-II BAE Hawks. The Pitts 1S1 Special did some acrobatic flying and the combined forces Tigers parachute team did something different, with two drops from the Swansea based Cessna 206 Caravan-II.
HM Coastguard Augusta-Westland AW-139 G-CILP SAR helicopter worked in tandem in winching from RNLI Lifeboat 16-27 during several rounds of inshore Swansea Bay and the Defence helicopter Flying School SA-350BB Squirrel helicopter brought in Red leader one via the St. Helens rugby and cricket grounds on the Mumbles Road.
The planned RN Sea Vixen did not make it, it seems to have broken a wheel a few days ago?
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
The R.N.L.I. Part-One.
Life boat search and rescue.
The RNLI is a shared service in both Britain and Ireland, it has a long history of saving life at sea and saving people stranded in difficult places. From its orgins and basic open rowing boats it has developed into a high tec' service, which is now an invaluable assit to these islands.
Life boats, inflatables and hovercraft are manned by volunteers, who are supported by donations and annual subscriptions from the general public.
The RNLI work with the Coastguard and Military/Police search and rescue, on my You tube site I have filmed various life boats and helicopters. Some are on call, while others are on training exercises.
Please remember them this special season and with out recent and forthcoming horrible weather.
The RNLI is a shared service in both Britain and Ireland, it has a long history of saving life at sea and saving people stranded in difficult places. From its orgins and basic open rowing boats it has developed into a high tec' service, which is now an invaluable assit to these islands.
Life boats, inflatables and hovercraft are manned by volunteers, who are supported by donations and annual subscriptions from the general public.
The RNLI work with the Coastguard and Military/Police search and rescue, on my You tube site I have filmed various life boats and helicopters. Some are on call, while others are on training exercises.
Please remember them this special season and with out recent and forthcoming horrible weather.
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