The new weight limit policy came after the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) warned that rescue winches - which are critical during offshore emergencies - cannot safely lift heavier people.
What?
Why is the solution not to make the rescue winches able to safely lift heavier people? What the hell?
We could try to tamp down on diet or we could upgrade rescue helicopters to Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters.
Remember, fat insulates and insulation prolongs cold-water immersion survival!