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25th August 2008 - Newlyn Fish Festival - RNAS and RNLI Search and Rescue demonstration (3)

For the third demonstration the Penlee lifeboat is out in Mounts bay.

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Two of the crew take to the sea.

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A Sea King - Rescue 193 - from RNAS Culdrose arrives.

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Flares are used to show their position.

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The winchman is lowered.

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and moves towards the person in the sea.

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once in the strop they are winched up into the Sea King.

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The winchman is then lowered for the second casualty.

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and they are also winched up.

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Rescue 193 then approaches the Ivan Ellen, Penlee lifeboat.

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With a green flag raised the first casualty is lowered to the lifeboat.

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The second casualty is next.

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Finally a stretcher is lowered before the helicopter takes its leave from Newlyn.

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