Our lifeboat station hasnt been that busy this year ( which is a good thing ) .We had our third shout this year and while the first one happened while I was at work and I was too far away for the second and just missed the boat by a couple of minutes , the last one ( August 7th ) I made ;D I was 4 miles away on my way home from work and my pager went off at 16.28 and I was in the boat on the water at 16.44 I was also lucky enough to go helm ( driver , and the one who is responsible for the boat and crew ) .So with a crew of four we made our way to a 17ft fishing boat with engine failure which was anchord 20ft off one off the offshore reefs. Heres the link to our shouts page http://www.pallingrescue.co.uk/palling_rescue_028.htmI dont want to sound like I'm blowing my own trumpet because I'm not like that at all . Its just a massive confidence boost for me and I'm just glad things worked out well .It wasnt a big daring rescue with any heroics or anything but it all helps add to experience . Its good when you keep training and it all works out ;D Might not always be the case though CheersDunc
Another shout today , broken down jet ski 2 miles out . But I missed it I was at home and for some reason my pager didnt go off The Coxswain set them off 3 times They work on the vodafone network so for some reason my pager wasnt getting a signal annoying as I'm only about 200 yards from the boat shed .Never mind the result was good and the two jet skiers and jet ski were safely towed home .Dunc
Only a little rain today . I think I'm spending a good bit of time in the water tomorrow , were doing training with throwing lines . Could be interesting .Dunc
Def I'll get the kettle on ;D or do you want something stronger Dunc