A WEST Cumbrian coastguard team took part in a training session this week.
Whitehaven Coastguard took part in the session on the harbourside on Wednesday, September 18.
The training revolved around rope rescue and related training.
In a post on social media, Whitehaven Coastguard said: "Last night's training saw the team practice urban holdfasts around Whitehaven Marina, which we would use in Rope Rescues.
"We also "simulated" off our truck and trailer (with no load) the layout and procedure of how Coastguard Rescue Teams around the UK safely connect to fire appliances when there are no other means of anchor when operating in an urban environment.
"HM Coastguard are responsible for the initiation and coordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the UK search and rescue region.
"This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the UK as well as some inland waters (for Cumbria this includes Derwentwater, Ullswater, Coniston, and Windermere)."
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