Don't sweet keepin it in trim,
couldn't read "fairly insulting insinuations about other peoples professional abilities and experience".
This thread is developing inbound equipment.
for the sort of lift you describe, a Nato strop is still OK but you should use a second one under the knees so the casualty comes up horizontal
in the described case it wasn't "OK". That's without a question if you look at the result. It's easy to say "we have made thousends of missions with the strope, but in this case, it was only misfortune". That's not the way to step forward.
The likelyhood of one "falling out" of a Nato Strop I find quite laughable frankly as this is a massive slur to their abilities and knowledge.
That's absolutely right, but... if a MRT becomes unconcious, due to a strike during the hoist ops with trees or rocks, (rockfall induced by the downwash), or the helicopters takes a strong movement and reaction due to weather or technical problems, it could be possible to lost the MRT with a strop, not with other equipment.
I have no great experience in sea rescue but it wasn't part of the thread ("a MRT falls from a helicopter"). But i'm experienced in use of the NATO-strope both pilot and "load".
And i'm in deep respect to all the SAR Crews and their daily work and experience.