Lifeboat crew trial drones on search and rescue operations in world first
(World News UK)

A lifeboat crew is trialling drones for use in sea search and rescue operations in what is thought to be a world first. The independent lifeboat service at Caister, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, has got a fleet of drones fitted with lights and cameras which feed live video footage back to screens on the boat. (Sam Russell/PA) They launch from the front of the boat and perform an automatic box search around it. It gives the lifeboat crew a better view of the water, and helps them find a person...