"during the fastnet disaster we were launching more than just 771 cabs"
That was a long time ago and at least four of the cabs came from Yeovilton...
That probably couldn't happen now
No I wasn't fishing - twas meant as a straight statement. Irrespective of the actual state of the Culdrose fleet, that lack of availability at Valley must inevitably set question marks in others minds regarding the UK's SAR capability