Category: Others
HM Coastguard Rocket Rescue Cart
| Organisation | HM Coastguard |
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| Base | Bridlington |
Rocket Rescue Cart This horse-drawn cart was stationed at Bridlington and was built at some point between 1870 and 1910. Equipment carried includes rope ladders, cork helmets, cork lifebelt and rope with a cane attached to one end. Regular exercise drills allowed the volunteers to perfect rescue techniques and prize money was awarded to those who could throw the farthest. |
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Roy Barker I Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Trent Class
| Boat Name | Roy Barker I |
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| Organisation | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
| Make and Model | Trent Class |
| Use | Lifeboat |
| Base | Alderney since 1984 |
Roy Barker I Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Trent Class Alderney's lifeboat. A lifeboat has been based at Alderney since 1984. Prior to this, there was a 100 year gap since a lifeboat was based on this small Channel Island. |
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G-BEXJ Channel Islands Air Search Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
| Organisation | Channel Islands Air Search |
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| Make and Model | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
This aircraft is a temporary replacement for the damaged Islander G-CIAS. A permanent replacement is due in Summer/Autumn 2017. The original aircraft was damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing due to engine problems in November 2013. The yellow rear wing was salvaged and attached to this temporary replacement. Only basic SAR equipment is fitted to this Islander, with a lot more emphasis on looking out of the windows rather than at screens. |
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SM66 KJV Tweed Valley MRT Mercedes Sprinter
| Organisation | Tweed Valley MRT |
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| Make and Model | Mercedes Sprinter |
| Use | Control unit |
| First Registered | September 2016 to February 2017 in Edinburgh |
Incident Control Unit. New in December 2016, the vehicle has been custom built for the team. Inside is a briefing area, tv/monitor screen, 3 workstations and a printer. The vehicle has two VHF radios as well as a duel SIM Card router to create a permanent WiFi hotspot within the vehicle. Mounted in the vehicle is a 10m electronic mast will caries the VHF aerial. In the rear is a welfare area for MRT personnel which include a hot water boiler, hand wash station and microwave. |
RK16 BGU Surrey Search and Rescue VW Transporter LWB
| Organisation | Surrey Search and Rescue |
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| Make and Model | VW Transporter LWB |
| Use | Search and rescue |
| First Registered | March to August 2016 in Reading |
It carries a Zodiac MilPro inflatable boat in the back with a 40hp outboard motor. It was funded by the Department for Transport to Surrey Search & Rescue as part of the national flood rescue capability |




































































































































