Exmouth Lifeboat

[Trev B]

The Shannon Class Exmouth Lifeboat the RNLB, R and J Welburn on a practice launch and recovery. It's powered by Water Jets.

The Tractor Unit taking the boat down the beach from the Boat House
1449 - Lifeboat 1449140422 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr


Taking it out into deeper water for the launch
1450 - Lifeboat 1450140422 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

Coming back to shore for recovery
1451 - Lifeboat 1451140422 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

Beached ready for recovery
1452 - Lifeboat 1452140422 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

Recovered and being turned ready for launching again
1453 - Lifeboat 1453140422 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

[ST-EOS]

Nice series Trev

[John Liddle]

Excellent Trev - how do they manoeuvre the boat onto the cradle when recovering? I would have thought they would do it in the water rather than when beached.

[Trev B]

Excellent Trev - how do they manoeuvre the boat onto the cradle when recovering? I would have thought they would do it in the water rather than when beached.

Hi John, they just pull it up onto the Carrier then swing it around in readiness for relaunching. When they launch, they take it out until its jets are in the water then away it goes. Two additional pictures showing the launch and recovery. The Tractor unit is a awesome bit of kit, cost over a million.
I had strong family connection with the lifeboat and remember well when the old lifeboat the RNLB Maria Noble was launched on Christmas Day 1956 in a Force 8 gale with twenty foot waves. Two members of the crew were swept overboard, sadly Will Carder lost his life, Jack Phillips managed to get ashore and was found on the beach. Back then the lifeboat was pulled out of the boathouse by rope by members of the public.

1454 - Lifeboat 1454150422 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

1455 - Lifeboat 1455150422 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

[Bill53]

Good set Trev.

[Farider]

That’s an excellent set Trev and thank you for sharing the story.

Ian

[Colin W]

Excellent set of great photos Trev.

[Daisy M]

Very interesting set Trev, being in the right place at the right time.

[El Sid]

Most interesting and nice story set.

The tractor really is an impressive piece of kit.

[Trev B]

Thanks to all for looking and your comments

[tesarver]

Nice set Trev

Tom

[Trev B]

Nice set Trev

Tom

Thanks Tom, hope you are well