Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for saving people in distress in the sea. Said device consists of a hawser which forms a hauling line with a sling fastened thereto, said sling being placed around the body of the person in distress in the sea. The aim of the invention is to provide a method, using simple means, of pulling the person in distress by means of the hauling line on the surface of the water, up to the crane hook that is located immediately above the surface of the water and of then fixing the hauling line to the crane hook, in such a way that said line cannot be paid back out and that the crane lifts the person in distress out of the water onto the deck by raising the crane hook. In other words: the invention aims to provide a connecting member between the crane hook and the rescue sling, which pulls said rescue sling by the hauling line up to the crane hook, so that it can be lifted out of the water and on board by the crane.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device provided in the form of a carrying device for transporting an injured person in a horizontal reclined position. Said device is comprised of two belts whose ends are joined to one another. One of the belts is placed around the upper body and the other belt is placed around the thighs of the injured person. The ends of the belts are provided with a shared coupling element, by means of which they can be coupled to a lowered end of a rescue line. The aim of the invention is to use simple means to provide the ability to fasten both belts at once to the injured person by using a handle, to then separate both belts from one another using a second handle, and to slide the second belt under the buttocks of the injured person.