Dacon scoop
Nice video of the Dacon there in an ideal conditions demo! Wind force 7, waves 4 metres. I wonder how that would be in reality. Considering that at the moment we are regularly flying when the wave height is well over 10 metres, often over 15 and sometimes well over this. In addition instead of one person lying in the water, you will more likely have 20, and it will be dark. Anyone who really thinks that this is a viable option for maintaining in poor weather our rescue capability is slightly deluded.