... that WAS several years ago though and largely due to inappropriate IP against contrary advice.
Now they worry mainly about (largely GFE) equipment fit and what colour orange to wear.
Crews do have kit wants, like satellite comms which work at distance - they recently flew a 7,000 round trip for a fisherman. They also face cutting edge problems like providing rotary SAR at temps well below -40C, where lubs and fluids change rapidly to solids as soon as you stop flying ...
They rescue about 1,000 souls a year over a land mass which fits the whole of Europe easily into any of their main SAR MOB coverage zones.
... it's a race to see if the Cormorant mid-life update is before or after the Cyclone finishes trials
