Neoprene saves the day after sailing teens go missing

11:41 PM Mon 16 May 2011 GMT

'Neoprene' .

Sending an important safety message to those making decisions about what to wear when sailing, neoprene - the fabric commonly used in the manufacture of wetsuits - has been lauded for saving the lives of two teenagers who were declared missing after going sailing in their hobie-cat off the coast of France. A Channel Islands air-search plane, Lion's Pride, was scrambled from Guernsey at 1.10am to join the search last weekend, scouring around 150 square miles of ocean for five hours on Sunday. They were part of a joint operation with a French naval helicopter. The two fifteen-year-olds had gone ...

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