Throwbagging

This is a photo from last night.  A small group of firemen were practicing throwbagging: a method of throwing a line to help someone in water.
A brightly coloured tough fabric bag attached to a rope is thrown into the water.  The bag is weighted down by either half the rope (coiled) or with some water to make it easier to throw it a long distance, to get it near enough to the person in distress for them to grab either the bag or the rope line.
In this blip the bags are red and yellow and the rope is bright yellow; two bags are visible (in the air) on the left.  The distance the guys are achieving with these practice throws is impressive.

Stromness 'Ness Point Camp Site' (Orkney) in the background.