All 4 Valley aircraft off state - Prestwick nearest (in time) due to strong N wind - rescued 5 then broke the winch leaving winchman on the boat - Leconfield battled through snow to recover RN winchman plus remaining crew from boat.
Not sure why Chivenor weren't scrambled since the low level transit around the coast would have been significantly easier and possibly quicker than Lec having to hover taxi in snow to get there - someone at the ARCCK probably needs rebriefing that just because the computer says call Lec, the weather might not favour that option.
Good job though, well done to all involved.