Saving lives at sea: BBC 1
Discussion
skeggysteve said:
I seem to remember that on one shout the lifeboat had been out for 3 hours, how big are the fuel tanks?
What happens if they are running low mid-rescue?
What happens if they are running low mid-rescue?
5,500 litres...They can stay out a good while!
Before it is asked it's difficult to say what consumption is as it ramps up rapidly as more rpm's are used which is why they tend to run at 15 knots unless it is an emergency.
skeggysteve said:
I seem to remember that on one shout the lifeboat had been out for 3 hours, how big are the fuel tanks?
What happens if they are running low mid-rescue?
A Severn carries 5500 litres of fuel and has a range of 250 nautical miles, although I don't know if that is at full speed (25 knots). If need be to stay on scene longer one of the engines could be shut down.What happens if they are running low mid-rescue?
At the station that I was involved in, during one all night search I arranged for a road tanker to refuel the lifeboat at a nearby pier. The first thing any lifeboat does on returning to base is refuel.
My first call out was with an Arun, we were out for around 16 hours, needed fuel from the mainland before heading home.
I seem to remember we were told when we got the Severn back that in a rough sea at full throttle we would empty the tanks in 10/11 hours so around 250 miles, knocking back would obviously extend that, we had to fill her up a couple of times in Castletownbere by there old pumps, God it took forever
I seem to remember we were told when we got the Severn back that in a rough sea at full throttle we would empty the tanks in 10/11 hours so around 250 miles, knocking back would obviously extend that, we had to fill her up a couple of times in Castletownbere by there old pumps, God it took forever
skeggysteve said:
Thanks for both your replies.
5,500 litres No wonder they can stay out a long time!
Getting one refuelled by a road tanker was a smart idea, I'm guessing the fuel company agreed because it was a lifeboat, good on them.
I've done that a couple of times. The other time was on a long shout (5am - 10pm) when the boys towed in a disabled Norwegian fishing boat to the nearest major port. This still left them a good 50 miles from home so I arranged for refuelling from a road tanker. I also collected fish & chips from a restaurant, drove up, and refuelled the crew!5,500 litres No wonder they can stay out a long time!
Getting one refuelled by a road tanker was a smart idea, I'm guessing the fuel company agreed because it was a lifeboat, good on them.
The coxswain got an award for that job.
The Guy in the Dinghy sailing to the US reminds me very much of a guy who left here to sail to the US and was rescued twice by West Kirby lifeboat having run aground..
His 3rd attempt saw him get to Holyhead and such was the weather the Ferry had to stand off him and protect him from the waves along with the Helicopter and eventually the life boat who towed him into Holyhead where his boat then sank in the harbour.
He too was East European wonder if it was the same guy.
His 3rd attempt saw him get to Holyhead and such was the weather the Ferry had to stand off him and protect him from the waves along with the Helicopter and eventually the life boat who towed him into Holyhead where his boat then sank in the harbour.
He too was East European wonder if it was the same guy.
sc0tt said:
Athlon said:
Chaps, just a heads up the programme is at 9 pm tomorrow night rather than 8 pm.
As good a program this is, it is a bit samey.Enjoyed it at the start but have gone off it now.
Also it would have been good to include the 999/mayday calls but then the program would start to show the coastguard and that’s clearly not the aim of this program.
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