when incidents occur far from land Nimrods would do a surface plot and vector the nearest shipping to the casualty...The MPA SAR role does NOT need to be performed by a Nimrod, but it does need to be performed by some fixed wing asset
Could this not be done through GPS tracking (of merchant vessels - if Eddie Stobarts lorries are GPS tracked everywhere I'm sure 99% of our merchant vessels are) and a man in a comfy armchair? Granted said comfy man could not drop a liferaft ....
Tourist - be careful ..... "Winco" will add your name to the "they must resign immediately" list
