On Sunday, December 14th, a little before noon, the volunteers of the SNSM Saint-Martin have once again demonstrated the importance of training in the face of real-world conditions. Hired by the CROSS, they are intervened on a sailboat monohull in trouble, victim of a leak while at anchor in the lagoon.
Upon their arrival, a diver from Calypso Divers was already at work to seal the leak using a pinocheThe crew of the National Sea Rescue Society (SNSM) of Saint-Martin immediately took over by installing a motor scooter for’Drain the water present in the boat and the bottom of the bilgesThe swift and coordinated intervention secured the sailboat before its return to the station around 14:30 p.m. effective operation, greeted by a broad smile from the rescuers, who volunteered their time in the middle of the weekend.
This concrete intervention makes echo of the night navigation exercise led a few days earlier by the station. On December 9th, the team had indeed achieved a comprehensive night training, designed to strengthen their automatic responses in degraded conditions.Preparation of specific equipment, meticulous adjustment of electronic equipment to preserve the night vision, simulations of breakdowns, emergency anchoring and man overboard: each maneuver aimed to closely resemble real-life situations.
Navigation without visibility, searching for disabled ships in the dark, and the use of radar near the coast have all been worked on with precision. These are all actions repeated in training that take on their full meaning during interventions, day and night.. _Vx
Source: Faxinfo https://faxinfo.fr/en/snsm-de-lexercice-a-lintervention-la-securite-en-action-sur-le-lagon/
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