Originally Posted by
Al-bert
ShotOne - when the gear box dumps it's oil or the nasty vibrations get worse, and you're 200+ miles from land, it's nice to know that someone will be able to either drop Lindholme gear (or its modern equiv) or a wreath!
Or if you suddenly ditch when at low level and 200nm out into the Atlantic, without the chance to get out a distress call (due to time or poor HF atmospherics), it's always nice to know there is someone close by to alert the authorities as well as do the above