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House of Lords Duty of care, On 1st April 2000, Drake a yachtsman was sailing off the coast of Devon, when he got into severe difficulties due to severe weather. Drake sent a radio message to the Devon Coastguard service. The Secretary of State for Transport bears legal responsibility for this service. The coastguard service mounted a search and rescue operation. The coastguard acted negligently in their handling of this operation in that they: i) Failed to respond promptly to Drake's call for help; ii) Misdirected a lifeboat to search inshore rather than offshore; iii) Misdirected a Royal Navy helicopter and failed to mobilise another until four hours later. Drake was eventually rescued but his rescue was delayed for so long that he had to abandon his boat when it sank as it had taken in a large quantity of water. As a result of the time he spent in very cold water he...

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