Just leaving the SAR incident to one side for a second I was in London village t'other day and ran into somebody involved in the Christmas MARCOL this year who advised me it's on 15th Dec in the usual place...Could be a good one this year with whats happening...A good bash/whinge/bleat amongst serving and ex-serving maritime people may not take away the heartache a lot of you are experiencing but just for a few hours some beer and an ear may help a little...plus a little networking!