Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Launch 26-08-18

[@gregking7926]

Love how the RNLI guys keep their stuff spotless!

[@clivebuckley6511]

Is anyone else as fed up as I am at the inane, ill-informed and downright insulting comments that can be found on any post of RNLI launches and rescues? Just stop it - - please!!

[@s2kirl]

Absolute clueless idiots the lot of them.I wouldnt mind if one of them had a single valid alternative.Be great to bring along some of them on a 3am shout in the middle of a winter storm and see how much their expertise contribute.

[@tazb7742]

Many thanks for your courageous work in dangerous circumstances! Few have the ability and guts!

[@homefront3162]

The trailer is powered too? NICE

[@jamiebennett6815]

I left the river exe in very bad weather, Portland was massive seas we carried on until we hit margate, where we slept for 48 hours lol

[@andygrieve5888]

Saw the boat in Weymouth harbour later that afternoon. Nasty day. Great job

[@jackkinseyoutdoors1321]

Fair play to the people that launch the boats in the tractors, my local station the ramp is really steep and in rough weather the fully waterproof cab is completely covered, I'd be terrified under the big waves in a tractor

[@milesrand8675]

The launch vehicle is super cool!

[@wcresponder]

The launch vehicle needs a twin turbo's.

[@frankirvine316]

Very impressive and expensive for sure! Do they wash the rig after each launch&retrieve? Take care with the Virus 🦠 lurking around😷

[@Pegasus202]

You bet they wash it all down every time. The trailer has a powered drive, powered from the tractor by hydraulics afaik.

[@rcblitzfpv8346]

Yes they wash with fresh water

[@homefront3162]

🇺🇸⭐️greetings from California⭐️🇺🇸

[@brentbarnhart5827]

With an actual SERIOUS question now, do they wash this down with fresh water to keep corrosion off and away?

[@rcblitzfpv8346]

Yes

[@shanegalvin3971]

How many people drown in those 9 minutes to get the boat in the water please don't get me wrong rnli do great work what it is like putting wheels on your car every time you want to drive

[@v26224]

the boat was responding to a low urgency shout, the crew were taking their time, being safe,there is no need to rush and possibly make a mistake or damage equipment when taking a few extra minutes achieves the same result.

[@oober2004]

Not every location has a viable location for such quick launches. Especially seaside areas like this. They can only work with the surroundings on offer. As said in the description this was a non urgent launch to a broken down boat also. 12 minute launch is better than a 2 minute launch from a station 20 plus miles away, or no launch at all 🤷‍♂️👍🏻

[@basementracer]

Not very Miami Vice is it. Respect to the boys though lol. Live savers and genuine steel balled heroes.

[@robertstorey7476]

Why did they not just drive in a straight line straight out from the ramp instead of wandering around? Just curious.

[@jamesmasztalerz5930]

"The all weather lifeboat has been scrambled"

[@H4rleyBoy]

Give generously, as they do.

[@scotabot7826]

What do they do during a actual emergency? This looks like a Sunday drive in the country!

[@danielsambrooksmith1107]

Scotabot you try and do It any better

[@paullee5573]

It is always those who know least about a topic that are heard above all others. That's because they have big mouths and little knowledge.

[@philipcrockett614]

Where ever this must be windy cause the cracking of the mic is deafening

[@advancelast1740]

Philip Crockett at a guess Exmouth

[@danielocallaghan2249]

what ever happened to hover craft as rescue vessels.

[@deplorabled1695]

Only works in certain working conditions.

[@paullee5573]

Hovercraft are not suitable vessels for the waters that this station covers. However we do use hovercraft on the east coast. Mainly for mud flat rescues and the marshes. I hope this helps you.

[@rogerprice7704]

I’ve watched many of these videos because I’m researching the livery and painting of the Shannon class which I’m building (airfix) but they seem to differ so greatly my boat 13-40 is in memory of my late father so what’s correct bold large white stripe as here or the thinner stripe but that aside I have utmost respect for all crews going out to the unknown in all conditions 24hrs 365 days

[@gregpage8256]

Is that at Llandudno

[@gregpage8256]

No

[@ponymoore6140]

Cant you read? LOL It's EXMOUTH

[@michaelweavers8482]

The clue is on the boat EXMOUTH.

[@scopex2749]

These creews do such a good job, why did they take away all the slipways they used to have? A boat could be launched in under 2 minutes :((

[@sarahann530]

They have nearly 300 launch sites and slips only work at some of them.

[@swedishkev]

Lives will be lost. Too bloody slow. Ridiculous.what happens when the machine has a mechanical fault. NO LAUNCH. Talk about going backwards instead of forwards with modernization. Should of kept the launch slips.

[@rcXmartin]

Slipways only work if there is permanent deep water to launch into, some coastlines around the UK don't have this and sometimes the tide can go out hundreds of meters

[@dumbletube6859]

@@swedishkev they have slipways where they can, water needs to be constantly deep enough so there can't be large tidal changes in that area. They also have to consider the rate of erosion as in the past lifeboat slip ways have been lost due to erosion then they can't launch in an emergency!

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

@@swedishkev Exmouth, like most RNLI stations, never had a slipway. The tide goes out by over a mile so a slip would be pointless. This is the best method.

[@scottalvarez8870]

You guys need to figure out way to speed up the launch process. It’s painful to watch how long it takes an emergency vessel to dispatch. Consider perhaps a rail system???

[@paullee5573]

Scott Alvarez. Trust me, far more knowledgeable men than you have devised these launch systems. Each station is equipped with the best possible system for the terrain involved. As and when new technology becomes available it is utilised wherever possible. This , of course, is a highly expensive process. That is why we need every penny that you can spare, in order to maintain the excellent service we provide.

[@v26224]

1. the boat was responding to a low urgency shout, the crew were taking their time, being safe,there is no need to rush and possibly make a mistake or damage equipment when taking a few extra minutes achieves the same result. 2. the lifeboats are strategically placed at locations where they are needed, sometimes that is in extremely tidal areas like this where the range of the tide and lack of consistent deep water rules out the possibility of a slipway launch used at other stations.

[@KMorozou]

wonderful!! th-up!!

[@chriscoates2399]

Thats the Way

[@MrHeesbeen]

We are now in the 21st century and there is lots of modern kit to assist the emergency services in their work. In this case, it seems to slow the job down. The old method of sliding the lifeboat down a ramp from an elevated building, seems more efficient because it was faster in an emergency.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

The tide can go out by a mile or more in many places around the U.K. That isn’t viable and this is the best method.

[@oober2004]

Not every location has a viable location for such buildings. Especially seaside areas like this. They can only work with the surroundings on offer. As said in the description this was a non urgent launch to a broken down boat also. 12 minute launch is better than a 2 minute launch from a station 20 plus miles away, or no launch at all 🤷‍♂️😁

[@robertstorey7476]

They use slipways and permanently moored boats where it is possible but at a lot of the places where they need a lifeboat station it is impossible. There's no point in having an exposed slipway that can't be used in rough weather, or a moored boat that's stuck in the mud or in a marina when the tide goes out.

[@brianchilcott8311]

I was starting to think they were just going to drive there !

[@Waxcoat]

Thunderbirds are go!

[@shortmicheal]

Now thats how to launch a boat

[@thedolphin5428]

How extremely odd. 1. For an emergency rescue boat, it sure takes a helluva long time to get into the water. 2. Why is it not at a dock, a key, a wharf when the crew walk onboard, turn the key and blast off... or on a sled and set of rails to launch quickly into the deep? 3. This boat was not "scrambled". It was slowly poached.

[@v26224]

1. the boat was responding to a low urgency shout, the crew were taking their time, being safe,there is no need to rush and possibly make a mistake or damage equipment when taking a few extra minutes achieves the same result. 2. the lifeboats are strategically placed at locations where they are needed, sometimes that is in extremely tidal areas like this where the range of the tide and lack of consistent deep water rules out the above listed options.

[@oober2004]

Not every location has a viable location for such quick launches. Especially seaside areas like this. They can only work with the surroundings on offer. As said in the description this was a non urgent launch to a broken down boat also. 12 minute launch is better than a 2 minute launch from a station 20 plus miles away, or no launch at all 🤷‍♂️👍🏻

[@neiltaylor2893]

wake up boys the boat has sunk, go for cup of tea

[@paullee5573]

If the boat had sunk that quickly even the almighty could not have saved its crew

[@Bernie7500]

Thunderbirds are go ! :)

[@MrHeesbeen]

Yes they are Bertrand - but only eventually !

[@RomainSandt]

After watching a lot of RNLI videos... Champions of boat launching in creative ways. But wouldn't be cheaper and easier to have the boats docked ready to go?!?!

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

Can’t do that in the majority of places because the U.K. is extremely tidal. The boat would be on the bottom dry for half the time and unusable.

[@oober2004]

Not every location has a viable location for such facilities. Especially seaside areas like this. They can only work with the surroundings on offer. As said in the description this was a non urgent launch to a broken down boat also. 12 minute launch is better than a 2 minute launch from a station 20 plus miles away, or no launch at all 🤷‍♂️😁

[@RomainSandt]

@@CymruEmergencyResponder just that as French... Most of our ramps are abandoned. Some old stations still belong to SNSM (our RNLI) but a lot are now private residences, and the rescue boats are docked ready to go. And we also have tides. I guess you have more coast line Without harbors always in water, and more coastline without any protection. I'd have to check, but I don't think we launch boats like that anymore.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

@@RomainSandt yes, much of our coast has no deep water anchorage or harbour. Launching like this allows the boats to be launched at all tides in all conditions as well as providing protection from the weather in the boathouse when not on a rescue. Also allows for constant maintenance.

[@WELLBRAN]

how about this one?.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXS8cnebpMd7l6s

[@gaetanozuccarello9802]

😉👍👍👍

[@brentbarnhart5827]

MAN! how do you keep your boat so nice? What docks do you keep it at? "Oh we don't, we keep it inside the house." Wifey cleans it while she vacuums, and dusts, cleans dishes, clean boat bottom, washes window, washes bot widnows, polishes silver, polishes my buoys. IN FACT, it's so nice, we sleep in the boat, INSIDE the house, it is nicer than our bedroom." BUT HOW do you launch it? "oh that is simple, my wife's volkswagon beetle has tracks fitted to it, she just pulls it out into the ocean until she is about 12 feet under until it floats, and then drives back to the house. She has a snorkel for breathing.

[@mickbaker2483]

This is painful to watch the slipway need building out into the ex main flow and let her slid into the sea and winch her back into the boathouse would be so much quicker on the launching and this is in my home town.

[@v26224]

1. the boat was responding to a low urgency shout, the crew were taking their time, being safe,there is no need to rush and possibly make a mistake or damage equipment when taking a few extra minutes achieves the same result. 2. the lifeboats are strategically placed at locations where they are needed, sometimes that is in extremely tidal areas like this where the range of the tide and lack of consistent deep water rules out the above listed options.

[@ashleybunch9872]

I agree with all the other people I hope the people are still alive that that the rescue people are going to save that way way too long could have been on the boat and gone by the time not launched

[@martingeldart386]

It was a low urgency shout.

[@oober2004]

Not every location has a viable location for such quick launches. Especially seaside areas like this. They can only work with the surroundings on offer. As said in the description this was a non urgent launch to a broken down boat also. 12 minute launch is better than a 2 minute launch from a station 20 plus miles away, or no launch at all 🤷‍♂️😁

[@howardroberts6862]

Need a lot more practice. Every one in the boat as tug is started, doors are opening. Tug drives full speed in a straight line. On the way to the sea the Radar mast is lifted and then engine started. As it is run into the sea the boat is lifted. All like Formula one. Target. From the crew going into the Boat House to the Props powering the boat. Three Minutes.

[@CDB-hf5wn]

The All Weather Lifeboats have a 10 minute launch target, from the crews being paged from home or work, travel to the Station get rigged in their kit and get on board. Then the Lifeboat has to be transported to the water. The tide goes out here so that could be up to 1/2 mile before they can launch. That is why there is no slipway. Remember these are Volunteers. They are not paid to do this and the RNLI is not funded by the Government

[@v26224]

the boat was responding to a low urgency shout, the crew were taking their time, being safe,there is no need to rush and possibly make a mistake or damage equipment when taking a few extra minutes achieves the same result.

[@oober2004]

Not every location has a viable location for such quick launches. Especially seaside areas like this. They can only work with the surroundings on offer. As said in the description this was a non urgent launch to a broken down boat also. 12 minute launch is better than a 2 minute launch from a station 20 plus miles away, or no launch at all 🤷‍♂️👍🏻

[@howardroberts6862]

Looked at the Video again. 8 minuets. The more you watch it, the more frustrated you feel. They need an HGV Class One driver, that’s for sure. The man with the hard hat walking at the side was more of an Hindrance. If it was the first time fair enough, but why launch the boat. They should have gone back, had a quick talk and tried again, and then again and again. Practice an Practice that is the only way. But they need the right men in the first place.

[@mike.garnham]

Howard, I suspect that you may be one of the aforementioned 'Class One' drivers? Delivering milk and cereals is substantially different to this. They do practise. If ever you get out of your centrally heated home or air conditioned cab and go to sea then you will be secure in the knowledge that experienced RNLI volunteers 'have your back'.

[@heyabusa1]

Agreed. They seem to be in competition with NYFD to see who can get into action the slowest.

[@fastasfox]

@@mike.garnham Everything you own touch use and eat has been delivered on a class one truck including this lifeboat the gear they wear etc. So rest at ease.....we have your back.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

Ever launched a lifeboat Howard? No? This is the best method for doing it and this was a non-urgent shout.

[@howardroberts4859]

@@mike.garnham No one is doubting the dedication, discomfort and danger. May be the launching was meant to be casual. But if so why have a casual launch. It would be good to see the real thing. Men on the boat quickly putting on their gear, the door opens as the siren sounds, a guard at each side of the door. The tractors at full speed in a straight line, as it gets to deeper water it starts to lift as the engines are running, then away. Try to better times after multiple attempts. Getting in the boat 20 sec, driving to the sea 30 sec lifting and setting off 10 sec = one Minuit When you are ready, Let’s see it. Waiting in anticipation.

[@malakai651]

They are all proud as punch parading this very expensive kit about but the time it takes to launch a lot of these lifeboats I wouldn't want my life to be relying on them.

[@mattgarner8832]

Travis 😊😅🎉😂😅

[@Pitoumotorsport]

Chez nous aussi on a la mer, la SNSM, ils partent d'un quai, normalement quoi.... vous faites rien comme les autres sur cette ile...

[@homefront3162]

BUY a DEAD CAT for your Mic. that wind noise SUCKS

[@markcorboy8528]

Don’t launch the poor guys have perished

[@donalddavis581]

looks like a great way to get a whole bunch of expensive stuff stuck out there...

[@rafaeldiaz6855]

..too slow system..people are ready death....

[@v26224]

the boat was responding to a low urgency shout, the crew were taking their time, being safe,there is no need to rush and possibly make a mistake or damage equipment when taking a few extra minutes achieves the same result.

[@jomy7616]

This is a joke , isnt it ? 🤔 10 minutes before starting the boat in the water ? 6 Guys around without the people in the boat-house ? Take the money from all of this including this trailer-combination and you have a cruiser with a second small boat aboard Safe in a harbour alltimes ready to be on the way 2 minutes after receiving the emergency-call ...

[@joelwhitaker2274]

Your comment is the joke. RNLI Lifeboat Stations use the best launch method for the area they are in.

[@brian.7966]

I supose this lot will be cashing in on getting as many boat people across the channel. I hear that they get £20 ahead.

[@clivebuckley6511]

Brian, you are one of many idiots who post stupid comments. The RNLI is a RESCUE service, tasked with rescuing ANYONE in peril at sea. They are a charity, the crew are volunteers and they do NOT get ANYTHING for the rescues they undertake.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

No. Just no.

[@joshking7100]

They are slow as shit! Some body could be sinking, let's take all day!

[@beornlp7198]

That's why most german lifeboats are lying in a harbour. No time lost on slipping the boat, no time lost waiting for shore crew.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

This was a low urgency call.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

@@beornlp7198 Good for you, but there are no deep water harbours for much of the UK coastline. Some areas here have huge tidal range too so there would be no water in the harbour...