That can mean a hiker on the side of a mountain, a sailor lost at sea, a trapped urban disaster survivor, a captured soldier or an Alzheimer's patient wandering city streets. Each area of SAR employs techniques specific to the circumstance. Air and sea rescue requires skilled ocean swimmers...
Step-by-Step Instructions for Tying a Sailor's Bowline Knot Centuries old, the bowline knot is one of the most commonly used ways of tying a rope. By definition, a bowline knot is a knot used to form a fixed loop at the end of a rope. Traditionally used by sailors, the bowline knot...