----- Original Message ----- From: "spectrometry2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> On 17, Jul 2006, at 23:44, Martin Phillips wrote: >> > I think the SARA boat could be deployed before major problems > were >> > reached (assuming they >> > were not providing backup). >> >> I think they might have been out on patrol anyway for this > weekend, but > > I was thinking in more general terms of a future, less well-attended > trip over. Not sure how long Sara take to deploy under normal > circumstances to a call-out, but I imagine it would be an hour or > so. Maybe more. In that time, a boat would be well down towards the > Severn Bridges and the water would be getting dangerously low in > places.
Humber Rescue came out very quickly for us - no more than 20 minutes, and of course you do have an anchor don't you? Remember these people have to rescue people out of the water, so they can't take too much time over it. I would also note, that you are always best carrying a chart of such waters, even if you are not planning any long excursions, at least you will know where the local shallows are. Mike ps. When we called Humber Rescue out, they were quite happy as it got them out of their normal work! It was a nice jolly for them!! --- Mike Askin nb. Kismet http://shoestring.zapto.org/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
