Have you ever wondered what it's like to be winched from a helicopter onto a lifeboat... whilst moving?
Here, the crew from RNLI Tynemouth undergo a winching exercise with Coastguard Rescue 912, a Bristow-operated Sikorsky S-92A Search and Rescue helicopter, from their Severn class lifeboat.
The exercise is practiced whilst holding a steady course underway to allow the helicopter to conserve power, as hovering uses an enormous amount of power. It also provides a more stable winching platform to/from the vessel below, which can be caught in swells when stationary.
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