A fishing boat sinks in the North Sea after sending out a distorted mayday distress alert, severing all means of communication between HM Coastguard and the vessel. With the casualties now on an inflatable liferaft and adrift in the freezing waters, helicopter crews must race against time to locate and save them all before it is too late. Coastguard - Wednesdays at 9pm on Channel 5. | Maritime and Coastguard Agency

This drone can navigate itself and turn into a liferaft to save drowning people. Developed by Russian company Radar mms, AURORA is a robotized inflatable liferaft for rescue at sea. | GIAdventure

26K views · 145 reactions | watch this inflatable liferaft deploy and see if it’s tough enough to keep you safe when the sea turns rough. | Seaholic | Facebook