Rescue station for the bay area

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by Rincón-Gallardo,Eduardo
What is news is some of this stuff will be staying in the bay area.

Yes, we will have the first prototype rescue station in Mexico, totally specialized to that effect, with state of the art radio and satellite communications and twelve divers from the Navy's Commando School.

The station is fitted with two Swedish all-weather Norsafe vessels, these vessels are practically unsinkable, they can tip over and right themselves. Equipped with all electronic navigation gear. Its 6 cylinder Volvo Penta engine will move them at 30 knots on a range of of 135 nautical miles, which means covering the whole bay without refueling. Their design is meant for a crew of three, Pilot, first officer and diver, a fourth crew member may be added depending on the purpose of the mission, a diver or a doctor or nurse. Each vessel has a total capacity of 10 persons. They are orange and look very sportslike and efficient.

Although not confirmed as yet, the Norsafes may be joined by a McDonnell Douglas MD 902 Explorer helicopter, now parked on the navy's soccer field, with an operating ratio of 2:15 hours, 8 passengers plus 550lbs of cargo. Its pulley hauls a rescue ring or a stretcher and it can be operated remotely by the pilot or the diver. It features a technology that creates high pressure on one side and low pressure on the other side of the tube that connects the cockpit with the rudder. A combination that does away with the rear propeller that kept the helicopter from turning in the opposite direction of its main propeller. It also features two 550hp Pratt & Whitney turbines.