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During the five-year period, 1983–1987 inclusive, throughout the coastguard service, rescue was effected bybreechesbuoyequipment on two occasions.
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If the helicopter had been unable to lift off the three men, abreechesbuoywas the only very risky possible alternative.
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The individual cost per station per annum of retainingbreechesbuoyequipment is approximately £1,400.
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There are 263 coastguard stations which holdbreechesbuoyequipment.
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All line-throwing rockets and launching devices, which formed an integral part ofbreechesbuoyequipment, were over age or obsolete and destroyed.
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The requirement to rescue stranded mariners bybreechesbuoyhas been replaced by the greater availability of all-weather helicopters and fast lifeboats.
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At the time of its introduction well over a century ago, thebreechesbuoywas the only practical way of taking survivors off stranded vessels.
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They were able to rescue two men bybreechesbuoy.
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My constituents have clearly expressed the view that there was inadequate consultation about the withdrawal of thebreechesbuoy.
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My constituents were asked to prepare a report on thebreechesbuoyand spent many months preparing that report.
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I wish to refer briefly to the withdrawal of thebreechesbuoyrescue equipment.
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The possibility of rescue by boat or aircraft, or even by walking ashore when weather and tide permit, have led to the end in practical terms of thebreechesbuoy.
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This was an early form of thebreechesbuoy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ship would rendezvous with the combatant vessels and take on casualties bybreechesbuoyboth at night and under battle conditions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The lifeboatmen hauled a dozen crewmen to safety with abreechesbuoy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Abreechesbuoywas then sent out but became tangled and snarled.
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