none of you guys got the idea of what is like being 2000nm away from the shore in rough seas...with a DISMASTED boat waiting for somebody to find you... If you are the coordinator of a search and rescue you use all the possible and fastest tools you've got! The P3's are slower for the enroute part, so sending the a330-300 was the best choice, and boarding paramedics and co is the only solution to try to stabilize whoever is hurt, even just using the radio. The key in these situations, is to find first the remainings of the boat starting from the last known position,make computations of the currents and tides, then use it as datum point to start you searches in a growing spiral, and then good luck. Finding a person/raft in the water is one of the toughest challenges i've ever experienced as a pilot, consider that at 500' you barely see a raft in calm waters.
