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0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today on Real Rescues, a three-day marathon rescue at sea.

0:00:04 > 0:00:12A square-rigged sailing ship is wrecked 150 miles from land when a sudden storm snaps off its masts.

0:00:12 > 0:00:15Nearly 50 people, including schoolchildren, are in danger.

0:00:24 > 0:00:29And a random act of violence. But it's not just a car that goes up in flames,

0:00:29 > 0:00:32a man's independence goes up with it.

0:00:32 > 0:00:38It's my husband's way of having some freedom, so I am very coldly angry.

0:01:02 > 0:01:04Hello, and welcome to Real Rescues

0:01:04 > 0:01:06from this very impressive control room

0:01:06 > 0:01:10for the South Western Ambulance service.

0:01:10 > 0:01:12Yes, the team here take calls

0:01:12 > 0:01:14from a major slice of the South West of England,

0:01:14 > 0:01:16and they are busy taking 10,000 calls a month,

0:01:16 > 0:01:18not just from people who live here,

0:01:18 > 0:01:23but also from the 17.5 million people who visit this area every year.

0:01:23 > 0:01:26Over here on my left are lots of the call takers

0:01:26 > 0:01:28and with me here behind me is Sam.

0:01:28 > 0:01:31She's control officer, she's in charge today.

0:01:31 > 0:01:35Hello to the dispatchers and schedulers! Morning, everyone.

0:01:35 > 0:01:36Morning.

0:01:36 > 0:01:40Those that can speak are speaking, those that can't, obviously getting on with their calls.

0:01:40 > 0:01:45This is the team that gets ambulances to the right places in the shortest possible time.

0:01:45 > 0:01:50And of course when they're busy on a call, we won't be disturbing them.

0:01:50 > 0:01:54Now, Real Rescues features all of the UK's emergency services,

0:01:54 > 0:01:58in the air, on land and, for this next rescue, at sea.

0:01:58 > 0:02:01The tall ship Fryderyk Chopin is dead in the water

0:02:01 > 0:02:03after a freak storm has snapped two of her masts.

0:02:03 > 0:02:07Her rigging is dragging in the sea and she needs help fast.

0:02:07 > 0:02:10Nearly 50 lives are at stake, many of them Polish schoolchildren.

0:02:10 > 0:02:13It's going to take real determination and skill

0:02:13 > 0:02:17from the tiniest ship in the area to bring her to safety.

0:02:20 > 0:02:25A battered and broken square-rigger is drifting helplessly in the Atlantic.

0:02:26 > 0:02:28It looks like a scene out of the history books...

0:02:29 > 0:02:35..but this is a modern-day emergency and it's happening 100 miles off the Isles of Scilly.

0:02:36 > 0:02:40Onboard the tall ship the Fryderyk Chopin are 47 people,

0:02:40 > 0:02:44most of them young Polish teenaged sea cadets.

0:02:44 > 0:02:47In charge is Captain Baranski.

0:02:47 > 0:02:51His ship's foremast is smashed after a freak gust.

0:02:51 > 0:02:55The main mast is broken too. He's run out of options.

0:02:55 > 0:02:57He maydays Falmouth Coastguard.

0:03:29 > 0:03:34Teacher Martin Tyfa felt something ominous and dashed up on deck.

0:03:34 > 0:03:35Well, I just felt

0:03:35 > 0:03:39a very unusual vibration of the whole hull.

0:03:39 > 0:03:43And then the first mate appeared and said that the foremast is down.

0:03:43 > 0:03:46So, within seconds, we were on the deck,

0:03:46 > 0:03:49and the scene was, you know, unbelievable.

0:03:49 > 0:03:51It was a nightmare, you know.

0:03:53 > 0:03:56There's danger from above and below.

0:03:56 > 0:03:59One broken mast is dangling loose over the deck.

0:03:59 > 0:04:03The other is in the water, dragging against the hull.

0:04:03 > 0:04:09There was some danger that the hull can be damaged,

0:04:09 > 0:04:13and also then it would be a disaster because the ship could sink.

0:04:15 > 0:04:18The Coast Guard knows this ship is dead in the water.

0:04:18 > 0:04:2247 people are onboard and a long way from land,

0:04:22 > 0:04:27too far away and too many people to attempt an air-sea rescue.

0:04:27 > 0:04:31The Fryderyk Chopin is here, 100 miles away from the Isles of Scilly.

0:04:31 > 0:04:34It's on the extreme of our search-and-rescue facilities range.

0:04:34 > 0:04:37We've got a helicopter base here at Culdrose.

0:04:37 > 0:04:38They came to forward readiness

0:04:38 > 0:04:43and refuelled on the Isles of Scilly in the event of the situation deteriorating.

0:04:43 > 0:04:46But apart from that we're relying on merchant shipping,

0:04:46 > 0:04:49any other ship that's able to help us in the area.

0:04:50 > 0:04:52The rescue will have to be by sea.

0:04:52 > 0:04:55The St Mary's lifeboat from the Isles of Scilly is launched

0:04:55 > 0:04:58as the Coast Guards use their satellite technology

0:04:58 > 0:05:01to identify and contact nearby shipping.

0:05:02 > 0:05:07Back onboard the Fryderyk Chopin, all thoughts are for the safety of the children.

0:05:07 > 0:05:10If something happened to them, it would be a disaster.

0:05:10 > 0:05:14So they were ordered to go down and they obeyed this rule,

0:05:14 > 0:05:18the first time without any argument.

0:05:18 > 0:05:22All Captain Baranski can do is make his broken ship as safe as possible.

0:05:22 > 0:05:26One of the crew is sent up to secure the remains of the mast.

0:05:26 > 0:05:28Of course there was some danger,

0:05:28 > 0:05:33but, you know, but it was a risk which should be taken.

0:05:35 > 0:05:41Back at Falmouth, merchant ships and fishermen are replying to the mayday.

0:05:41 > 0:05:45We rapidly got information back from ships who were obeying the sort of unwritten rule of the sea...

0:05:45 > 0:05:51if they're in a position to be able to assist, they will divert from their own crossing, their own passage

0:05:51 > 0:05:53to be able to go and help.

0:05:53 > 0:05:57The Chopin is not alone. Four vessels are in the area,

0:05:57 > 0:06:02two large tankers, a French fishing trawler and, from Cornwall, the smallest of them all,

0:06:02 > 0:06:04the trawler the Nova Spero.

0:06:06 > 0:06:10Mayday is "Come and help me. We're in big trouble." So that's what we did.

0:06:11 > 0:06:13The Nova Spero is just 40 miles away,

0:06:13 > 0:06:18but she's sailing into gale-force winds. It could take her six hours to get there.

0:06:18 > 0:06:25Back onboard the crippled Chopin, the captain's decided to keep all his passengers on the ship.

0:06:25 > 0:06:30To take somebody from the ship by helicopter, for example,

0:06:30 > 0:06:36with waves of 6 or 7 metres, certainly some accident would happen.

0:06:36 > 0:06:39So my decision was that they should stay onboard,

0:06:39 > 0:06:44and that they should be taken to the nearest harbour.

0:06:44 > 0:06:48The crew know the only way they can get to shore is under tow,

0:06:48 > 0:06:51but Falmouth is 150 miles away.

0:06:51 > 0:06:53Help is now visible on the horizon.

0:06:53 > 0:06:57The container ship, the MSC Nerissa has arrived,

0:06:57 > 0:07:02but connecting the two ships by a tow rope is to prove unsuccessful.

0:07:02 > 0:07:04We were facing the situation

0:07:04 > 0:07:07where the two merchant ships that had arrived on scene

0:07:07 > 0:07:11had said that they were too big to be able to effectively make the tow,

0:07:11 > 0:07:14to be able to pass the rope across and to be able to conduct it.

0:07:14 > 0:07:16A French fishing vessel arrived on scene as well

0:07:16 > 0:07:20and he attempted to establish a tow as well and he couldn't do it.

0:07:20 > 0:07:24It's now up to the little Cornish fishing vessel the Nova Spero

0:07:24 > 0:07:27to pull off this mighty and lengthy rescue,

0:07:27 > 0:07:31but she's already been battling through strong winds for more than five hours,

0:07:31 > 0:07:33and still isn't on the scene.

0:07:34 > 0:07:37And we'll see later how the crew of the tiny Nova Spero

0:07:37 > 0:07:40put themselves at great risk in an attempt to attach a tow line.

0:07:40 > 0:07:46- I want to speak to Caroline here who's a paramedic, also clinical supervisor. You OK to talk?- Yeah.

0:07:46 > 0:07:51You were called to a man who'd been crushed by a huge church bell. What had happened?

0:07:51 > 0:07:54He was just doing maintenance work on an upturned bell,

0:07:54 > 0:07:57and, one way or another, it managed to fall on him,

0:07:57 > 0:08:01- and crush his pelvis.- And he was pretty badly injured, was he?- Yeah.

0:08:01 > 0:08:05He was severely injured. He had a fractured pelvis and he was bleeding internally.

0:08:05 > 0:08:08What do you do in that sort of situation? What's your priority?

0:08:08 > 0:08:09The priority was to get him out,

0:08:09 > 0:08:13but, obviously, because he was in the bell tower, we had to get him down a spiral staircase,

0:08:13 > 0:08:16so we had to get specialist fire crews in to help us with that.

0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Which was a pretty tricky operation, was it?- Yeah, it was.

0:08:19 > 0:08:23And then at the bottom of the staircase we then had to lower him into the main church

0:08:23 > 0:08:26- and get him out that way.- And how on earth did they do that, then?

0:08:26 > 0:08:30They just sort of abseiled him off of the side into the main church building.

0:08:30 > 0:08:34What an extraordinary story. And tell me, is he OK, the man? Because he was really badly injured.

0:08:34 > 0:08:38Yeah, he's made a full recovery, but it was a very long process, so...

0:08:38 > 0:08:42- Caroline, thank you very much. - All right. Thank you.- Nick?

0:08:42 > 0:08:45There are places not to have accidents, and up a bell tower is obviously one of them!

0:08:45 > 0:08:50Now, when police officer Jo Funnell collapses with chest pains, it's a fire-fighter who comes to her aid.

0:08:50 > 0:08:52And he happens to be her husband, Martin.

0:08:52 > 0:08:55It's thanks to his professionalism that he stays so calm.

0:08:55 > 0:08:57This is the emergency call he made.

0:10:13 > 0:10:17Now, this is Martin who you could actually hear in that call.

0:10:17 > 0:10:21I have to say you were incredibly calm. Most people who have a partner that ill,

0:10:21 > 0:10:23are going berserk on the phone.

0:10:23 > 0:10:26I think I just went into automatic mode.

0:10:26 > 0:10:28I was so shocked and surprised first of all

0:10:28 > 0:10:31- that Jo had actually become so ill so quickly.- No sign of it, then?

0:10:31 > 0:10:34- No lead up to it? - Nothing, totally unexpected,

0:10:34 > 0:10:39and I think all the training... everything I'd done in the years of being in the fire service

0:10:39 > 0:10:43just suddenly kicked in and it didn't really matter that it was Jo,

0:10:43 > 0:10:48it was just a case of making sure everything was done to ensure she was...do the best I could for her.

0:10:48 > 0:10:51And so were you performing CPR or something at that stage

0:10:51 > 0:10:54or were you literally just looking for advice?

0:10:54 > 0:10:58I was listening to the advice given by the call operator,

0:10:58 > 0:11:01I was preparing myself to do CPR,

0:11:01 > 0:11:05and to be honest that was when it first kicked in that it was Jo that was lying on the floor.

0:11:05 > 0:11:08Extraordinary! Martin was determined to keep calm

0:11:08 > 0:11:11as his 12-year-old son Josh was beginning to get very upset.

0:11:11 > 0:11:14It was the best strategy as Jo was in pain and her condition was about to become critical.

0:11:14 > 0:11:16Let's go back to the call.

0:12:50 > 0:12:54Tony Gilbert was in the ambulance that arrived there.

0:12:54 > 0:12:57How obvious was it that it was a heart-attack situation?

0:12:57 > 0:12:59It was very obvious. My colleague Richard

0:12:59 > 0:13:01who had arrived on scene first of all handed over to us

0:13:01 > 0:13:03that Jo was presenting

0:13:03 > 0:13:08- with obvious signs of having a heart attack.- How do you know what those signs are, briefly?

0:13:08 > 0:13:10It varies from person to person,

0:13:10 > 0:13:14but people will get some central chest pain which may radiate into their arm or into their neck,

0:13:14 > 0:13:18- and they'll feel very, very unwell quite quickly.- Yeah.

0:13:18 > 0:13:22But if they want to know more about the signs and symptoms, best to go to the British Heart Foundation website

0:13:22 > 0:13:24and have a look. They've got some excellent information.

0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Once you got her into the ambulance, it actually became even more serious, didn't it?- That's right.

0:13:28 > 0:13:31We wanted to get Jo into the ambulance to give her some pain relief,

0:13:31 > 0:13:35cos she was in a lot of distress, and, unfortunately, within a few minutes of being on the ambulance,

0:13:35 > 0:13:39she suffered the first of two cardiac arrests that she had whilst she was with us.

0:13:39 > 0:13:41Two in the ambulance? And what was it that caused it?

0:13:41 > 0:13:45The heart attack itself would have caused the cardiac arrest.

0:13:45 > 0:13:47- And it was a blood clot that caused the heart attack?- That's right.

0:13:47 > 0:13:53A blood clot in the heart will lead to electrical activity not doing what it's supposed to do in the heart,

0:13:53 > 0:13:56- and that will lead to a cardiac arrest.- All right. Thank you very much.

0:13:56 > 0:14:01You might like to know that Jo did very well, well enough in fact that she can join us here.

0:14:01 > 0:14:05- You're looking very well, Jo!- Thank you very much.- And this is Josh who you heard about as well.

0:14:05 > 0:14:10- Because Josh was obviously... Very frightening for you, I should imagine, Josh.- It was.

0:14:10 > 0:14:12But I knew what was happening,

0:14:12 > 0:14:16and I knew that the professionals were on their way to help,

0:14:16 > 0:14:20- and they did well to keep my mum alive.- Jo, listening to that, are you a bit miffed that he was so calm?

0:14:21 > 0:14:23Sounds like he'd gone off to make a cup of coffee!

0:14:23 > 0:14:25He's incredibly calm!

0:14:25 > 0:14:27Having been a former police officer yourself,

0:14:27 > 0:14:30you know that calm is really important in those situations.

0:14:30 > 0:14:32That's right, yeah.

0:14:32 > 0:14:36We both had to remain calm, really, just to get through it, I think.

0:14:36 > 0:14:41- Very terrifying.- Very, very terrifying.- How are you feeling at the moment?- Fine.- Really?- Yes.

0:14:41 > 0:14:44Were you impressed with the doctors and everybody that was involved?

0:14:44 > 0:14:45Yeah...it's, like...

0:14:45 > 0:14:53the NHS certainly is sort of one of the best services that you can get in this country, I'd say.

0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Fancy being a doctor?- Definitely. - Really? Really you do?- Yeah.

0:14:56 > 0:14:59I'd love to be a cardiologist when I'm older, so...

0:14:59 > 0:15:01Well, that's fantastic, isn't it?

0:15:01 > 0:15:05So...listen... presumably you were amazed yourself,

0:15:05 > 0:15:09having been so often at an accident or a situation as a professional,

0:15:09 > 0:15:11to be in that situation and watch people move around you?

0:15:11 > 0:15:18It's...I work with the ambulance service and the other emergency services almost on a daily basis,

0:15:18 > 0:15:24but to actually have them in your own front room, doing what they do best, and showing...

0:15:24 > 0:15:29We hear a lot of complaints about the NHS and what's good and what's bad about it,

0:15:29 > 0:15:35but I can't thank the lads enough and the whole of the NHS for the way that they performed

0:15:35 > 0:15:38and brought Jo back to where she is now.

0:15:38 > 0:15:41Lovely! It's great to see you, great to see you looking so well.

0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Hell of a job you've got, isn't it? - It certainly is! - Thank you very much for doing it.

0:15:44 > 0:15:46- Thank you, everybody.- Thank you.

0:15:48 > 0:15:50Still to come on Real Rescues...

0:15:50 > 0:15:53we'd all be upset if our car went up in flames,

0:15:53 > 0:15:57but what if it's ruined your car and wrecked your husband's life as well?

0:15:57 > 0:16:01I've now got a husband who's housebound thanks to whoever this person was.

0:16:01 > 0:16:03There's nothing dumb about this dummy.

0:16:03 > 0:16:09Meet Simulation or Sim Man - the medical training device which talks!

0:16:09 > 0:16:10Hello.

0:16:10 > 0:16:12Is anybody there?

0:16:12 > 0:16:16Come and help me! I'm not feeling very well.

0:16:18 > 0:16:22Today we are following one of the longest rescues we've seen at sea.

0:16:22 > 0:16:27The Fryderyk Chopin is a sail-training ship with 36 Polish students aboard,

0:16:27 > 0:16:33but today one of the world's most exciting classrooms is stricken in gale-force winds.

0:16:33 > 0:16:36She's too far from land for an air-sea rescue

0:16:36 > 0:16:39and it's up to a small fishing boat to save her.

0:16:40 > 0:16:43It's getting late on a Friday afternoon.

0:16:43 > 0:16:48The tall ship the Fryderyk Chopin has been drifting helplessly since 8am.

0:16:48 > 0:16:5447 people are onboard and their only hope of getting safely to shore is under tow.

0:16:54 > 0:16:58Three ships have failed to get a tow line onboard.

0:16:58 > 0:17:02All hope rests with the Cornish trawler the Nova Spero.

0:17:02 > 0:17:04The wind is coming up from this direction

0:17:04 > 0:17:07and the Nova Spero is beating into the very, very heavy weather,

0:17:07 > 0:17:11and it takes it 6 hours to do that 40 miles to get itself on scene.

0:17:12 > 0:17:16As a father himself, the skipper's thoughts are for the children onboard.

0:17:16 > 0:17:20I knew there was 47 people onboard.

0:17:20 > 0:17:23I knew that there was 36 students.

0:17:23 > 0:17:28I thought, "Well, my daughter's only 18 months younger than a lot of them onboard, you know."

0:17:28 > 0:17:32It must be quite frightening at times, I would have thought.

0:17:32 > 0:17:34The number-one objective was to get them to Falmouth safe and sound.

0:17:35 > 0:17:39At last, after six hours of heavy sailing, they've made it.

0:17:39 > 0:17:42The square-rigger is finally in their sights.

0:17:42 > 0:17:47She was a mess, you know, a beautiful twin-masted sail-training vessel,

0:17:47 > 0:17:49but she looked a mess.

0:17:49 > 0:17:55I assessed the situation. Out of the four vessels there, I knew we was the best option she had,

0:17:55 > 0:17:58provided we could get a rope on to her before dark.

0:18:00 > 0:18:06With only an hour of daylight left, Shaun and his crew have to work fast.

0:18:06 > 0:18:09They can't do it alone.

0:18:09 > 0:18:12There was fantastic cooperation on scene between all the vessels.

0:18:12 > 0:18:14The French fishing vessel helped the Nova Spero,

0:18:14 > 0:18:17the Overseas Andromar gave its tow line...

0:18:17 > 0:18:20The Fryderyk Chopin is being sheltered from the worst of the weather

0:18:20 > 0:18:22by one of the container ships.

0:18:22 > 0:18:24The conditions are hazardous.

0:18:24 > 0:18:30One gust could slam the trawler against the tall ship with devastating consequences.

0:18:30 > 0:18:34Us being a timber boat, if we got picked up and thrown on to her,

0:18:34 > 0:18:38we would have smashed...you know, we'd have had pretty severe damage to our own vessel.

0:18:38 > 0:18:41It takes great seamanship and commitment.

0:18:41 > 0:18:45Neither is in question as they attempt to attach the tow line.

0:18:45 > 0:18:47We came downwind...

0:18:47 > 0:18:49close...

0:18:49 > 0:18:51sometimes too close,

0:18:51 > 0:18:55but the lads did a fantastic job, you know, it went well...

0:18:55 > 0:18:57It went as well as it could have gone.

0:18:57 > 0:19:03The lifeline can now be clearly seen running between the Fryderyk Chopin and its tiny saviour.

0:19:03 > 0:19:10We've got four people onboard the fishing boat who have sort of taken the time, the effort and commitment

0:19:10 > 0:19:15to try and tow this vessel 100, 150 miles back to the mainland.

0:19:15 > 0:19:17It's a very difficult operation, and for the captain onboard

0:19:17 > 0:19:20who's then having to deal with the situation

0:19:20 > 0:19:22where he's taken sort of tacit responsibility

0:19:22 > 0:19:26for the lives of everybody who he's now got on the end of the tow rope behind him.

0:19:28 > 0:19:30She was a big, big ship to tow.

0:19:30 > 0:19:33Yes, I looked at the lads...

0:19:33 > 0:19:35you know, she's a big lump of boat.

0:19:35 > 0:19:38It's taken a day to get a rescue ship and a tow line attached.

0:19:38 > 0:19:43The Nova Spero is now hauling its mighty load through the large swell,

0:19:43 > 0:19:49but everyone knows just how difficult a task this is and how far they still have to go.

0:19:49 > 0:19:52The danger isn't cleared at any point. Yes, they're on a tow line,

0:19:52 > 0:19:57but they've still got masts, rigging, wires, bits of metal poking out on the ship,

0:19:57 > 0:20:03they're towing this ship through the night and with a forecast of increasingly poor conditions as well.

0:20:03 > 0:20:07As day becomes night, the rescue mission continues.

0:20:07 > 0:20:12Below decks, the children are preparing for a rough night in worsening weather.

0:20:12 > 0:20:15Dry land may be more than a day away.

0:20:15 > 0:20:20I couldn't sleep, and everyone wasn't able to sleep,

0:20:20 > 0:20:24because how can you sleep? You have to be on standby every minute.

0:20:24 > 0:20:29We have our jackets on, so we didn't even go to our beds,

0:20:29 > 0:20:32we were just lying in the gangway, in the corridor.

0:20:33 > 0:20:37The convoy creeps on through the dark night and choppy seas.

0:20:37 > 0:20:44If the ship needs evacuating, it will be up to the RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew to come to the rescue.

0:20:44 > 0:20:47Land is 90 miles away.

0:20:47 > 0:20:51The little trawler can only manage speeds of a few knots.

0:20:51 > 0:20:55It's going to be one of the longest rescues from these waters.

0:20:56 > 0:21:01Well, skipper Shaun knew nothing of what was going on behind the scenes during the rescue.

0:21:01 > 0:21:04The British and Polish Prime Ministers have spoken on the phone.

0:21:04 > 0:21:09And over in Poland the whole nation is watching each move Shaun makes.

0:21:12 > 0:21:15We've already heard on the programme how an ambulance crew saved a woman

0:21:15 > 0:21:18after she had not one but two heart attacks.

0:21:18 > 0:21:23Obviously, the teams here can't train for that on real people, so they have Mr Simulation Man.

0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Hello, Sim Man, how are you? - Good morning. Not too good.

0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Rob, I think he's going to need some help from you.- Good morning.

0:21:29 > 0:21:33- I think I recognise you.- Me? - Aren't you the lady off the TV?

0:21:33 > 0:21:36Yes, but I'm a bit more concerned about you. What's your name?

0:21:36 > 0:21:37I feel a lot better now.

0:21:37 > 0:21:39My name's Phil.

0:21:39 > 0:21:43He's incredibly realistic, Rob. This is how you train people, isn't it?

0:21:43 > 0:21:46- It is, and we've got to make it as real as we can for our staff and students.- Yeah.

0:21:46 > 0:21:49Obviously, as you say, you can't practise on a real person.

0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Yeah.- So we use a plastic person that they can stick needles in

0:21:53 > 0:21:57- and he always dies! - He frightened me when I touched him. He seemed to groan.

0:21:57 > 0:22:00So you can see his chest... He's also got a pulse as well, hasn't he?

0:22:00 > 0:22:02Yes, pulse is from the wrist.

0:22:02 > 0:22:06- We can do the brachial pulses, we can do BPs...- Yeah.

0:22:06 > 0:22:11Er...carotid pulses, we can listen to the chest, listen to the heart, listen to the abdomen...

0:22:11 > 0:22:14- so as real as we can. - A really clever piece of kit.

0:22:14 > 0:22:18He can also have various things happen to him like anaphylactic shock, for example, can't he?

0:22:18 > 0:22:21Yeah, just one of the conditions we can set,

0:22:21 > 0:22:24and, you know, his tongue can swell.

0:22:24 > 0:22:27OK. Phil, how are you feeling now?

0:22:27 > 0:22:33- I'm not too good. My tongue and throat are really hurting, they're swelling.- OK.

0:22:33 > 0:22:39We can get the tutor who's running Phil to actually give information over the other speakers.

0:22:39 > 0:22:42OK, so what's going on here? If he was in anaphylactic shock...

0:22:42 > 0:22:44Oh, I can see. His tongue is actually swelling, isn't it?

0:22:44 > 0:22:46So that would make it difficult.

0:22:46 > 0:22:51- Other things as well, for example, cardiac arrest.- Yeah, we can make the cardiac arrest happen.- Mm-hm.

0:22:51 > 0:22:54And most students that come in think he's going to have a cardiac arrest anyway,

0:22:54 > 0:22:59- cos that's what Sim Man's designed for.- I can see his chest isn't moving now,

0:22:59 > 0:23:02- so does that mean he's in trouble? - It's probably not good and he's gone quiet.

0:23:02 > 0:23:04- OK, shall I leave you to sort that out?- Thank you very much.

0:23:04 > 0:23:09- Thank you.- Phil, Phil, can you hear me?- So I'll leave Rob... This is clearly a training situation.

0:23:09 > 0:23:13The person who's training him is Phil who's in here, and Phil's got the controls of everything.

0:23:13 > 0:23:18- No breathing, no pulse.- OK, so that's what we know is wrong with him.

0:23:18 > 0:23:22And, Phil, you can monitor it literally here on the screen, can't you, what Rob is doing.

0:23:22 > 0:23:25You can actually record the actual interventions.

0:23:25 > 0:23:28And you can see he's starting chest compressions and there it is on your screen.

0:23:28 > 0:23:33And we can actually sort of critique afterwards by sort of reviewing the videos

0:23:33 > 0:23:37- as to how well Rob has performed. - How's he doing?

0:23:37 > 0:23:41- He's doing OK at the moment. Fingers crossed for the patient.- OK.

0:23:41 > 0:23:44And you can also see the air going into the lungs. Shall we have a look there?

0:23:44 > 0:23:47Yeah, as Rob inflates the lungs with the bag valve mask,

0:23:47 > 0:23:50it should pick up the inflations in the lungs,

0:23:50 > 0:23:57and when he starts chest compressions, again the indication comes on to the monitor.

0:23:57 > 0:24:00- The indication being that little red spot? - The little red spot in the chest.

0:24:00 > 0:24:05That actually records start time and stop time as well as the compressions,

0:24:05 > 0:24:06and you can actually sort of...

0:24:06 > 0:24:08as the paramedic or student

0:24:08 > 0:24:12or staff actually sort of performs an intervention,

0:24:12 > 0:24:13you can actually record that

0:24:13 > 0:24:17- on the system.- And look back at it afterwards. How useful is this?

0:24:17 > 0:24:22It's a good tool, because it's good that you can actually sort of... real-time situations...

0:24:22 > 0:24:25- But not a real person.- Not a real person, yeah.- Thank you very much.

0:24:25 > 0:24:31I'm going to leave Sim Man. He clearly needs a lot of work done on him. He's having a bad day.

0:24:33 > 0:24:37Every week in this country 1,400 cars are damaged or destroyed by arson.

0:24:37 > 0:24:39It's an amazing figure. We were shocked ourselves.

0:24:39 > 0:24:45In this rescue, fire-fighters are racing, not just to save one car, but a whole street.

0:24:49 > 0:24:52It's early evening, Green Watch are tearing through the streets of Southampton.

0:24:54 > 0:24:58A car's alight and reports are the fire's spreading along the road.

0:24:58 > 0:25:02Straight on, mate. Hairpin to the left.

0:25:02 > 0:25:07Watch manager Sean Foster catches first sight of the flames as they turn the last corner.

0:25:07 > 0:25:09Yeah, it's going quite well.

0:25:10 > 0:25:13GH 54 Whisky Lima, over.

0:25:13 > 0:25:17GH 54 Whisky Lima, in attendance. Car well alight. Over.

0:25:20 > 0:25:22The car is burning fiercely.

0:25:22 > 0:25:26To make matters worse, a line of burning fuel is running down the road.

0:25:27 > 0:25:30It's already reached the car parked behind.

0:25:30 > 0:25:32Flames are licking at its tyres.

0:25:32 > 0:25:35- We've got petrol dripping down there. - I'll have a look.

0:25:35 > 0:25:38An entire street of vehicles is at risk.

0:25:40 > 0:25:45Close on Sean's heels is Paul Beckett. He's got the hose ready to use.

0:25:45 > 0:25:46Do you want me to take it?

0:25:46 > 0:25:49Yeah, let's... Let me have it, Paul.

0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Have I got water on?- Yeah.

0:25:55 > 0:25:59It's rare for an incident commander to tackle flames himself,

0:25:59 > 0:26:02but the car was seconds from flaring up.

0:26:07 > 0:26:11Now he's kitted up in breathing apparatus, Paul Shepherd can take over.

0:26:11 > 0:26:13It's a running-fuel fire. Put it out, mate.

0:26:16 > 0:26:19He and Richie Green get in closer to tackle the main fire.

0:26:28 > 0:26:31Within seconds, they've started to knock it back.

0:26:37 > 0:26:40The owners are still unaware of what's been going on.

0:26:40 > 0:26:44The local police officer is here and has briefed Sean.

0:26:44 > 0:26:47It looks unlikely that this was an accident.

0:26:47 > 0:26:48ROAR OF HELICOPTER

0:26:48 > 0:26:50You can probably hear the noise.

0:26:50 > 0:26:54The noise is from the police helicopter that's out searching for suspects.

0:26:54 > 0:26:57The police seem to think that they deliberately set light to this car.

0:26:57 > 0:27:00The police suspect arson. The Neighbourhood Watch have been on alert

0:27:00 > 0:27:04after a spare of burglaries in the area.

0:27:04 > 0:27:06A member of the public phoned up and said she saw two males

0:27:06 > 0:27:09that weren't really in keeping with the area.

0:27:09 > 0:27:12She challenged them and then they made off.

0:27:12 > 0:27:15Then shortly afterwards this vehicle fire came in,

0:27:15 > 0:27:20so, possibly, two and two maybe making five, but we're looking for two males.

0:27:20 > 0:27:24Obviously, they've got an overall view of the area with their night vision,

0:27:24 > 0:27:26so fingers crossed.

0:27:29 > 0:27:34The worst of the fire is out, but there are still flames underneath the bonnet.

0:27:34 > 0:27:37Richie Green rips it open with a wrecking tool.

0:27:43 > 0:27:46As they douse the last of the hot spots, the owner of the car parked behind

0:27:46 > 0:27:49has arrived to check out any damage.

0:27:49 > 0:27:53When I arrived, I could see flames licking up around here. Your front tyre's gone by the look...

0:27:53 > 0:27:56- No, it hasn't!- No, it's all right.

0:27:59 > 0:28:03- You've got a bit of bubbling. - That's not an issue.

0:28:03 > 0:28:05A bit there.

0:28:05 > 0:28:08You're lucky. I thought the tyre had gone as well.

0:28:08 > 0:28:11- You hit it the second you got there. - Yeah.

0:28:11 > 0:28:14This man was lucky. Sean's quick action has saved his vehicle,

0:28:14 > 0:28:18but the driver of the car at the centre of the fire has yet to find out.

0:28:18 > 0:28:23It's more than a car that's gone up in smoke here, it's a man's independence.

0:28:24 > 0:28:29Sean's next job is to investigate how it all started and gather evidence.

0:28:29 > 0:28:32Yes, there are further repercussions from this car fire

0:28:32 > 0:28:36and the owners are understandably furious with good reason.

0:28:36 > 0:28:38We'll meet them later. Louise.

0:28:38 > 0:28:41Thank you very much. I've just been talking to Elaine. You're a nurse here.

0:28:41 > 0:28:44- You give medical backup to the call-takers here.- That's right.

0:28:44 > 0:28:46Sometimes you talk to patients as well.

0:28:46 > 0:28:51- I know that when you're off-duty, you're not actually off-duty, are you?- No, I've had a few.

0:28:51 > 0:28:55OK. Incidents on planes, particularly. Tell me about a little girl who had an earache.

0:28:55 > 0:28:57We had a little girl on the plane who was very distressed,

0:28:57 > 0:29:01crying a lot, her mum was at the end of her tether.

0:29:01 > 0:29:04And she happened to be quite close to me, so I offered my support.

0:29:04 > 0:29:08It was quite clear to me that she seemed to have pain in her ear,

0:29:08 > 0:29:11cos she was holding the side of her head.

0:29:11 > 0:29:14So I quickly guessed that it was probably something to do with the altitude,

0:29:14 > 0:29:19so we just got her a drink, she drank it through a straw and swallowing helped to relieve the pressure.

0:29:19 > 0:29:23And when you hear that call, "Is there a doctor, is there a nurse on the plane?"

0:29:23 > 0:29:26your heart must stop, but you respond to those, don't you?

0:29:26 > 0:29:27Of course, yeah, absolutely.

0:29:27 > 0:29:31First of all you might get, "Is there a doctor?" and then you just wait, because...

0:29:31 > 0:29:36- And you had one really important one, didn't you?- Absolutely, yeah, there was no doctor on the plane,

0:29:36 > 0:29:40so I went down to see if I could assist on the call,

0:29:40 > 0:29:44and I immediately saw a gentleman who was quite poorly.

0:29:44 > 0:29:50He was quite grey, he was cold, sweaty, and not really responsive at all.

0:29:50 > 0:29:54So I sat down next to him and just spoke to him and tried to reassure him.

0:29:54 > 0:29:58He couldn't really speak and there was an obvious weakness on one side,

0:29:58 > 0:30:02so I began to suspect that he might have been having a stroke, OK?

0:30:02 > 0:30:06But I sat with him for a while and slowly he started to recover,

0:30:06 > 0:30:08and as I started to feel more relaxed,

0:30:08 > 0:30:13one of the stewards came up behind me and said, "Elaine, do you think we need to divert the plane?"

0:30:13 > 0:30:19- And you said...no? - I said no. I said I was happy that we could make it to our destination.

0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Right decision. And they gave you a bottle of champagne!- Absolutely! Got the bubbles at the end!

0:30:23 > 0:30:27Let's take you back to that stricken sailing ship, the Fryderyk Chopin.

0:30:27 > 0:30:32She's 90 miles from land and a fishing boat, a third of her size, is towing her to safety.

0:30:32 > 0:30:36As the convoy heads into the night, the weather is getting worse.

0:30:38 > 0:30:43It's Saturday morning, day 2 in the mission to rescue the square-rigged training vessel,

0:30:43 > 0:30:44the Fryderyk Chopin.

0:30:44 > 0:30:49The Cornish fishing boat is hauling a ship three times her size,

0:30:49 > 0:30:52but her skipper knows she's up to the task.

0:30:52 > 0:30:55My vessel was built for towing.

0:30:55 > 0:30:56She's not a tug, she's a fishing boat,

0:30:56 > 0:31:00but she was built for towing, you know, trawls and nets on the seabed.

0:31:00 > 0:31:03The difference is you're not just thinking about yourself and your own crew,

0:31:03 > 0:31:07you're thinking about the people on the ship you're trying to get to a safe haven.

0:31:07 > 0:31:12There's still a long way to go and there's bad weather ahead.

0:31:12 > 0:31:16The convoy is being escorted by three lifeboats.

0:31:16 > 0:31:20If the fallen mast smashes the hull or the tow rope is snagged,

0:31:20 > 0:31:24it will be the lifeboat volunteer crew who will come to the rescue.

0:31:24 > 0:31:27They're ready to act at a moment's notice.

0:31:27 > 0:31:31Fundamental was how were we going to get these people off in a hurry

0:31:31 > 0:31:34if the situation had deteriorated,

0:31:34 > 0:31:37and if it had deteriorated, it would have deteriorated quick.

0:31:37 > 0:31:39If it was one or two people,

0:31:39 > 0:31:43it probably would have been relatively straightforward,

0:31:43 > 0:31:50but they've got 47. And with the best will in the world, you might have suffered injuries and damage.

0:31:50 > 0:31:55And it wasn't the right thing to even consider at the stage we were at,

0:31:55 > 0:31:58other than being prepared to do it if necessary.

0:31:58 > 0:32:02The lifeboats are a very reassuring presence for all.

0:32:02 > 0:32:05It was like having a mate alongside you, really.

0:32:06 > 0:32:11As darkness falls on the second night, the conditions become extremely difficult.

0:32:11 > 0:32:15The wind turned to the southeast,

0:32:15 > 0:32:18and of course it was very strong,

0:32:18 > 0:32:22so the fishing vessel which was towing us

0:32:22 > 0:32:24has not so strong an engine,

0:32:24 > 0:32:31so we were going very slowly, 2 knots or even during sometimes 1 knot,

0:32:31 > 0:32:32almost standing.

0:32:34 > 0:32:38That was an up-all-night job, that was, just trying to hold on to her, really.

0:32:38 > 0:32:42I sort of emphasised, "Can you check your end of the tow rope?" every hour,

0:32:42 > 0:32:46and then they would report back that his end of the tow rope was good and then he would report to Falmouth.

0:32:46 > 0:32:52The lifeboat crew continually check the broken mast has not breached the hull below the water.

0:32:52 > 0:32:57It takes the strongest sea legs to endure this constant rolling.

0:32:57 > 0:33:03We took a turn around the Fryderyk Chopin and we noticed that the ship's bowsprit had broken off

0:33:03 > 0:33:07and that was hanging down ahead of the bow,

0:33:07 > 0:33:10and we were concerned that that was hitting the hull,

0:33:10 > 0:33:13and we went in and illuminated that and had a good close look,

0:33:13 > 0:33:19and the captain of the ship said that he was happy that it was clear of the hull.

0:33:19 > 0:33:23We then ran up and had a yarn with the skipper of the Nova Spero,

0:33:23 > 0:33:26and they had a really, really uncomfortable time.

0:33:26 > 0:33:29In the fishing boat they were rolling

0:33:29 > 0:33:34and they were towing so therefore held by the stern across the weather,

0:33:34 > 0:33:40so they were just rolling, their rail's under, basically, and very, very slow progress.

0:33:40 > 0:33:44But he was happy and gave us the thumbs-up and what have you,

0:33:44 > 0:33:46so it went on through the night.

0:33:50 > 0:33:53Dawn breaks after the longest and most difficult of nights.

0:33:53 > 0:33:57The weather's eased and the final passage into Falmouth is calm.

0:33:57 > 0:34:02The crew of the Nova Spero have been working at the extremes.

0:34:02 > 0:34:05They're exhausted but, like the Coast Guard, relieved.

0:34:05 > 0:34:09Very happy, very happy when they came in.

0:34:09 > 0:34:14And probably unusually we made sure that we went down to the boathouse to see everybody come ashore.

0:34:14 > 0:34:18Really interesting to see these children sort of not only coming off,

0:34:18 > 0:34:22but not looking scared or frightened, but actually excited and invigorated by the whole thing,

0:34:22 > 0:34:25so absolutely delighted that it turned out safely.

0:34:25 > 0:34:30Captain Baranski's decision to keep all the children with him onboard the Fryderyk Chopin

0:34:30 > 0:34:32has proved to be the right one.

0:34:32 > 0:34:36Of course in such situations, the most important thing

0:34:36 > 0:34:40is to act...you know, not in panic,

0:34:40 > 0:34:44but to do what is necessary to do.

0:34:44 > 0:34:50The Polish Ambassador has travelled from London to pass on a nation's thanks

0:34:50 > 0:34:52to the crew of the Nova Spero.

0:34:52 > 0:34:54We can't be thankful enough to the captain of the Nova Spero.

0:34:54 > 0:34:57Shaun onboard who I saw when they came in,

0:34:57 > 0:34:59he did look absolutely shattered.

0:34:59 > 0:35:02When I spoke to him, he said, "Well, I couldn't have left those children there.

0:35:02 > 0:35:06"Once I saw the ship, I couldn't leave it." He fought to get the line onboard.

0:35:06 > 0:35:09And he was the one who constantly kept it going.

0:35:09 > 0:35:12You know, the lifeboats were all absolutely shattered,

0:35:12 > 0:35:14we were worried about them being out for 20 hours at a time,

0:35:14 > 0:35:17and yet here Shaun was onboard the Nova Spero with his crew

0:35:17 > 0:35:20that kept this going from the moment they arrived on scene

0:35:20 > 0:35:23until the moment that all the children were disembarked in Falmouth.

0:35:23 > 0:35:25What they did is a remarkable feat.

0:35:27 > 0:35:31We heard Shaun Edwards say, "I couldn't have left those children there."

0:35:31 > 0:35:34He and his crew worked in extreme conditions for over 48 hours.

0:35:34 > 0:35:38Even though Shaun's livelihood depended on the fish he catches, he dropped everything.

0:35:38 > 0:35:44We've seen on Real Rescues before how sailors go selflessly to the aid of fellow mariners.

0:35:44 > 0:35:46We saw the huge Burmese tanker that changed course

0:35:46 > 0:35:50to save the stricken British yacht Octagon and take the passengers on board.

0:36:08 > 0:36:12And then there was the captain of the Mizpah who cut his fishing nets adrift

0:36:12 > 0:36:14to race to save his friend on the burning ship Be Ready.

0:36:14 > 0:36:18It was a heroic rescue in raging seas.

0:36:19 > 0:36:24One of the country's most famous sailors and the first person to sail around the world single-handed

0:36:24 > 0:36:27is Sir Robin Knox-Johnston who's been good enough to come in and have a chat with us about this.

0:36:27 > 0:36:34Is it honour that you go help people out at sea or is it enshrined in law, which?

0:36:34 > 0:36:36Well, nowadays it's enshrined in law.

0:36:36 > 0:36:40You have to go to the assistance of a boat if it's in distress,

0:36:40 > 0:36:44and what happens is most boats have an alarm system so it'll go off on your boat,

0:36:44 > 0:36:47and you realise someone's in distress, you might even pick it up.

0:36:47 > 0:36:51And you'll get on to the nearest control centre like the Coast Guard,

0:36:51 > 0:36:53and you'll say, "I'm available, do you want me to assist?"

0:36:53 > 0:36:57And the Coast Guard will choose the most suitable and the closest vessel.

0:36:57 > 0:37:00And they are obliged to go to assist.

0:37:00 > 0:37:05Is it right that that change came about because of the Titanic, by the way?

0:37:05 > 0:37:07Yes. I mean, there was such a fuss about the loss of the Titanic...

0:37:07 > 0:37:10she didn't have enough lifesaving equipment onboard to start with.

0:37:10 > 0:37:14So they said, "We've really got to do something to stop this sort of thing happening again."

0:37:14 > 0:37:19- Wow!- And there was confusion about which ship was closest... There were a lot of issues with the Titanic.

0:37:19 > 0:37:22You run training vessels with youngsters onboard,

0:37:22 > 0:37:24so you can see for this square-rigger that we've seen here,

0:37:24 > 0:37:28it must have been very frightening for all the kids onboard and for the people looking after them.

0:37:28 > 0:37:33Well, I looked at it and thought, "I wouldn't like to be in the captain's position!"

0:37:33 > 0:37:36He can't use his engine, he's lost his sails,

0:37:36 > 0:37:39and he's got all these youngsters onboard who naturally will be frightened.

0:37:39 > 0:37:42I thought, "You're jolly lucky someone came along to tow you!"

0:37:42 > 0:37:45Have you ever been rescued or had to go to the aid of someone at sea?

0:37:45 > 0:37:49- You've had adventures all round the world.- I've been towed in a couple of times.

0:37:49 > 0:37:53When I was an apprentice in the Merchant Navy, we picked up the SOS from the Pamir,

0:37:53 > 0:37:58which was a German sail-training ship but we were too far away to offer assistance,

0:37:58 > 0:38:01but I think about 70 people died in that, it was quite nasty.

0:38:01 > 0:38:03But we offered to assist,

0:38:03 > 0:38:07and the Coast Guard said, "No, you're too far away, we've got ships that are closer."

0:38:07 > 0:38:11It's wonderful that everyone turns out for each other, even if it is enshrined in law.

0:38:11 > 0:38:14- It's always been the sailors' way. - It has. You do it without thinking.

0:38:14 > 0:38:19- It may be the law, but you just do it.- Lovely to chat to you. Thank you. - My pleasure.

0:38:19 > 0:38:22A car has been completely destroyed by fire.

0:38:22 > 0:38:24The first signs point to arson.

0:38:24 > 0:38:26As fire-fighters and police look for clues,

0:38:26 > 0:38:31they discover the consequences of this particular fire are devastating.

0:38:33 > 0:38:39Fire-fighters Richie Green and Paul Shepherd are continuing to cool down the burnt-out remains of the car.

0:38:43 > 0:38:48Overhead is the police helicopter, but their search has so far failed to find the suspects.

0:38:52 > 0:38:57Watch manager Sean and PC Gary Morgan look for evidence in the wreckage.

0:38:58 > 0:39:03- You were saying?- If you look at the seats here...totally gone.

0:39:03 > 0:39:05- If you look in the front now I've put that window in...- Yeah?

0:39:05 > 0:39:08You can see the fire's gone from the back to the front.

0:39:08 > 0:39:13- If you look at the front of the seats, they are burnt, but look... - Yeah, got you, yeah.

0:39:13 > 0:39:15So the fire started in that corner.

0:39:15 > 0:39:20Anne, whose husband owns the car, has come to take a closer look at the damage.

0:39:20 > 0:39:26Now, this dent, that wasn't here earlier today. That's new.

0:39:26 > 0:39:30Lady says that dent wasn't there, that crease.

0:39:30 > 0:39:33And the door... if you look at the door...

0:39:33 > 0:39:36It looks like it may have been forced open.

0:39:36 > 0:39:39- When we got here it was only this side that was going.- Yeah.

0:39:39 > 0:39:41Running-fuel fires are not that common to be honest.

0:39:41 > 0:39:44We get quite a lot of car fires, but not many running-fuel fires.

0:39:44 > 0:39:48So I think someone's possibly had a go at the tank as well.

0:39:48 > 0:39:53I couldn't be 100%, but I'm 95% sure that's what it is.

0:39:53 > 0:39:56- I'll get it recovered. - All right, lovely. Thank you.

0:39:57 > 0:40:01It would be upsetting for anyone to find their car wrecked in this way,

0:40:01 > 0:40:05but for Anne and husband Richard it's much more than that.

0:40:05 > 0:40:10Richard suffers from multiple sclerosis and the car has been specially adapted for his needs.

0:40:10 > 0:40:16My husband's way of having some independence and freedom and going out on his own.

0:40:16 > 0:40:20At the moment, I am very coldly angry.

0:40:21 > 0:40:25Er..and a bit numb. But underneath that...

0:40:25 > 0:40:32is just a despair as to why people can be stooping so low to destroy a vehicle,

0:40:32 > 0:40:37anybody's vehicle, but especially somebody who's known around the street as being a good neighbour,

0:40:37 > 0:40:43and is known in the area, and who is clearly disabled and has a disabled sticker.

0:40:43 > 0:40:47And it gets worse. In the back of the car are the remains of Richard's wheelchair,

0:40:47 > 0:40:51another vital means of mobility destroyed by the fire.

0:40:51 > 0:40:55I'm just looking at the car behind me and it's just...

0:40:55 > 0:40:57it's heartbreaking.

0:40:57 > 0:41:02It's heartbreaking. I've now got a husband who's housebound thanks to whoever this person was.

0:41:04 > 0:41:09Richard has arrived to salvage anything he can from the ashes.

0:41:09 > 0:41:11It doesn't matter if you can't find them.

0:41:13 > 0:41:16I've got keys, but they won't work, will they?

0:41:16 > 0:41:20Probably not. It might open manually...I don't know.

0:41:21 > 0:41:23Don't worry if you can't.

0:41:23 > 0:41:24- Oh, you're a hero!- He is.

0:41:24 > 0:41:26You come over for tea, mate!

0:41:26 > 0:41:30They've found Richard's glasses and a favourite travelling companion.

0:41:31 > 0:41:34- You got your polar bear, did you? - Polar bear's been rescued, yeah.

0:41:34 > 0:41:37The great polar bear. It was white. It's now turned into a black bear.

0:41:37 > 0:41:39I've been miles with my polar bear.

0:41:41 > 0:41:46Despite their shock and distress, Richard and Anne still manage to share a joke.

0:41:47 > 0:41:49You could do with some new tyres.

0:41:50 > 0:41:53Your tyres are a bit bald. I'll give you a warning about your tyres.

0:41:53 > 0:41:57Can you give me a warning about the wheelchair tyres as well?

0:41:57 > 0:41:58I'll let you off on that!

0:41:58 > 0:42:03It's annoying because it's actually going to cost the NHS as well. The wheelchair was designed for him.

0:42:03 > 0:42:06It costs everyone, doesn't it?

0:42:06 > 0:42:08The car is ruined,

0:42:08 > 0:42:11but Anne's still full of gratitude.

0:42:13 > 0:42:17That one needs a hug, that one. He's the housewives' favourite, this one.

0:42:19 > 0:42:21You've been brilliant...

0:42:21 > 0:42:24absolutely brilliant, all of you.

0:42:24 > 0:42:29It's an extraordinary figure, isn't it? 1,400 cars affected by arson every week.

0:42:29 > 0:42:31- A lot. - And what else did we learn today?

0:42:31 > 0:42:35If you're going to have an accident, try not to have one in a church bell tower,

0:42:35 > 0:42:37cos it's going to be difficult to get out.

0:42:37 > 0:42:40Somewhere where they can get to you easily. Remember that if you can!

0:42:40 > 0:42:45That's all from Real Rescues today. Join us next time. We'll see you then. Bye-bye.

0:42:48 > 0:42:50Somebody help me, please!

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