#rescue at sea

[ltwilliammowett]

From the middle of the 19th century, the first rescue men went out to sea in simple row boats to rescue people from distress at sea.

© DGzRS / Die Seenotretter, Photo: DGzRS

Usually, horses first pull the boat from the shed through the dune sand to the beach, often hundreds of metres away, then the six to ten men row out through the dangerous surf with extreme physical exertion. They wear oilskins with a south-facing waistcoat to protect them from the cold sea water. A thick cork waistcoat strapped around the upper body is intended to protect against drowning. The specially developed ‘German standard lifeboat’ measures eight metres long and two and a half metres wide. It is made of sheet steel and weighs just 1,350 kilograms. With a draught of 35 centimetres, it is also suitable for shallow beach areas.

A mission can last many hours. In November 1880, for example, the rescue workers from Süderhöft in North Friesland rowed out to a stranded sailing ship in a thunderstorm. They return after 14 hours. The mission report notes: ‘We only arrived back at the station at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, completely frozen and exhausted.’

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg

03 May 2023

Imagine losing your rudder out at sea and sending out a distress call. And then the largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship in the world comes to your rescue. Or in the words of the sailors on the sailing boat: "This moment was very strange, and we wondered if we were dreaming. Where were we? What time period was it?"

This all happened off the coast of France last week. To our knowledge it is the first time that an east indiaman, and the first time for Götheborg, to engage in such a rescue. Now we also have the images and story from the sailing vessel that was rescued. 

[timeguardiansarchive]

Jack & Elizabeth: Rescue at Sea

@throughtimeillbethere​​

Precarious as it may be, Elizabeth finds herself leaning over the rails of the ship to stare down at the ever-shifting indigo seas. There is something fascinating about the rhythmic uncertainty spelled out in salted air.

In the middle of the endless waves, she spots a field of debris. And in the middle of the floating chaos, there is something resembling a man bobbing in the water.

“There’s a man in the water!” She decries quite loudly, following the railing so that she can keep her eyes on his battered form. The rest of the crew sprung into motion around her. 

When he was finally brought aboard, he--- the handsome stranger was entrusted into her care by Commodore Norrington. Elizabeth quickly shrugs off the cloak she had been wearing, to press it over the stranger’s frigid form. Porcelain fingers drift through his hair, sweeping sandy locks from his eyebrows softly. “You’re alright now. I’ve got you.” She calmly murmurs. There are shackles on his arms--- was he a criminal? A pirate? She can not say for certain. Still, she takes it upon herself to be his protector.

[el-ffej]

I need everyone to know that the ship Götheborg, the world's largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship, answered a distress call the other day.

Imagine waiting for the coast guard or whatever to show up and instead a replica of 18th century merchant ship pulls up and tows you to the coast.

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Life Saving Patrol by Edward Moran

[rmsqueenmaryonthisday]

Mayday

On July 17, 1957, the RMS Queen Mary changed course east of Montauk Point to go to the rescue of four sailors injured by an explosion that killed three on a Navy escort patrol craft. Among those watching the rescue were United States Attorney General Herbert Brownell and three supreme court justices, all on their way to England for a U.S.-British bar session in London. Source: New York Times

[montereybayaquarium]

We have some otterly exciting news!

We're expanding our sea otter surrogacy efforts by opening a new sea otter rehabilitation facility. 🦦

The facility will feature two new sea otter pools and two ICU enclosures, allowing us to care for up to 10 rescued sea otters at a time. 

This expansion will help us continue our ongoing recovery of this threatened species, nurturing them back to health, and releasing them back into the wild. Our Sea Otter Program will continue to support the recovery of the wild sea otter population found along the California coast. 

Stay tuned for updates on when this facility will be completed. To read more about the history of our sea otter surrogacy program, visit the link here: https://mbayaq.co/4evZLGA

[thatpunnyperson]

According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.

And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.

Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.

So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.

Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.

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[aloneinthedark-eagle]

Bread fight in the ocean 💦 🚢💦

[ltwilliammowett]

Dramatic marine scene under dark skies, by Admiral Rochard Brydges Beechey (1808-1895)

[keywestwildlifecenter]

Eight hatchling Loggerhead Sea Turtles rescued late last night after becoming disorientated at the Pier House. The Loggerheads are being transferred to Save A Turtle of the Florida Keys this morning for release after they are evaluated. www.keywestwildlifecenter.org

[aquariumpacific]

After months of rehabilitation and care at the Aquarium of the Pacific, a loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the ocean.

[laurenkmyers]

[thoughtlessarse]

A loggerhead turtle, named Nazaré, seen recovering last February after being washed up on Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK. She was found severely cold-stunned, suffering from pneumonia and covered in algae. But her story had a happy ending this month … Photograph: BDMLR/PA

… as, after a full recovery, Sea Life experts released her back into warmer waters. Here, Todd German from Sea Life Scarborough and Scott Blacker from Sea Life Blackpool are seen helping Nazaré into the sea off the coast of Horta in the Azores - Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Sea Life/PA

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