Rescue Equipment Options

Amphibious air cushion craft (hovercraft) play an important role in reaching victims from areas that other vehicles cannot reach.

Flooded areas - tend to have submerged obstacles that can snag a propeller and put RIB boats out of action - for example, wire fences, road signs etc.

Mud and quicksand - ATVs get bogged down in the mud, and rescuers often put their own lives in danger.

Ice and icy water - can quickly threaten victims through hypothermia and drowning, so speed is vitally important. Snowmobiles fall through thin ice, while the hovercraft flies across it.

Fast moving rivers - strong tidal currents can severely hamper rescue operations by boat, whereas air cushion vehicles can reach victims speedily and are not limited by current.

So what is the answer? There is no doubt that hovercraft can act as multi-purpose rescue vehicles. The best rescue hovercraft need to be easy to drive, quick to transport by standard vehicle and fast to deploy. They need to be strong, able to withstand punishment, and affordable.

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Hovercraft Flood Rescue

Recent flooding in the America's northeast and news reports of more to come, remind us that mother nature still takes advantage sometimes. When the bridges have all been knocked down by the floods and you need to make a 20-mile round trip to the shop, hospital or to collect loved ones, perhaps its time to invest in a personal hovercraft.

Hovercraft have one major advantage over rescue boats, they have no propeller to snag onto submerged obstacles. Flooded ground in the country has the occasional wire fence to navigate, whereas streets have all manner of submerged obstacles to spoil a prop, e.g. street furniture, parking meters, street signs etc.

Hovercraft can also save lives when it comes to mud rescue, ice rescue or sand rescue, boats don't work too well over solid land and in shallow waters - ice rescue is particularly dangerous for rescue personnel, since hypothermia can affect a victim's / rescuer's mobility after 10 minutes of exposure to extreme cold.

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