Henra
I was not suggesting at all that the potentially unnecessary despatching of R166 was anything to do with the cause of the accident - which of course it wasn't. I raised the issue as a separate, though related, point. The reality is the no doubt generally excellent SAR services are funded by tax payers and as such need to continually look to provide best value for money. It is quite possible that investment in improved information communication with vessels might help this process - which in itself would protect the SAR industry. I can see that even unnecessary missions are still good training, but there is clearly a limit to how much of this is sensible.
Buzz66 - as above, you misunderstood my post.