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Old 15th Apr 2010, 06:10
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biddedout
 
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Lets hope the overnight inbounds to the UK and Europe were pre-warned.

Since 31 Mar and the grounding of the Nimrod fleet, the UK has had no effective long range SAR cover. Not a good time to have major diversions and the associated low fuel concerns.
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