Rescue vessel capsizing on a hard rock in the Channel (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
noahs ark
'rescue vessel' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'capsizing on a hard rock in the channel' is the wordplay.
'capsizing' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'rock in the channel' becomes 'sark' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' back-to-front is 'no'.
'no'+'a'+'h'+'sark'='NOAHS ARK'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noahs ark that I've seen before include "Old ship" , "Biblical ship" , "Rescue vessel" , "Transport ship" , "Biblical vessel" .)