Speaking of MOB rescues, when I was in the Navy as an Officer of the Deck, the captain would conduct unannounced MOB drills. A couple of broomsticks tied in an "X" with a couple of ratty old life jackets on them starred as "Oscar", the MOB. The captain would summon the Chief Bos'n Mate and have him burst out of a locker on the bow and throw Oscar over the side. A seemingly overly alert bridge lookout would yell "Man overboard starboard side" and we'd all have to react to rescue Oscar.
Getting the old girl, all 380+ feet and 3000 tons, turned and headed back to Oscar was always a "delight". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Windham_County_(LST-1170) Dennis C.
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