Along with Semper Paratus, sometimes mumbled Semper per dingalings by my bootcamp chief we used to say " You have to go out, but you don't have to come back in." This was great bravado until we lost some people on the Great Lakes in a small utility boat totally overwhelmed by conditions. Rules of course get bent during SAR missions. I was responding to a capsizing on the Tillamook Bar and just clearing our MLB shed with siren going, strobe light on and telling the crowded summer docks by loudspeaker to clear the way. From nowhere this very expensive italian racing shell crosses my bow, the owner yelling " manpowered and sailing vessels have right away over pow......" crunch and I took off @ 3' of hand laminated bow. I saw the captain of this fine vesssel was still afloat, well he was climbing out of chest high water and cursing. I returned from the SAR and my CO has this guy in the office. Chief asks what I was going to do about his boat. I cited him for failing to yield to an emergency vessel and failure to display registration stickers on his , um, bow.