Brian + H & H
Courageous Crews
Mrs P and myself recently visited the RNLI college in Poole, Dorset, a very impressive state of the art facility, something I have wanted to do for some time.
We booked ‘The Discovery Tour’ details of which can be found on the internet.
We can highly recommend this tour to people from all walks of life.
There were many reasons for wanting to do this tour, living by the coast all our lives and our fascination of the sea being one. Also there are three lifeboat stations a short distance from home which we look in on a regular basis, one of these being a station with an all weather boat.
Sadly but not least a Father and Son, both friends of ours ended up in the sea locally following a freak accident many years ago. Arriving on scene The RNLI were faced with a 3 meter breaking sea, plus waves rebounding off the cliff face. Following an extremely dangerous manoeuvre the boats helm took the boat in stern first, close into the cliffs under extreme conditions.
Locating the one casualty whose condition was deteriorating rapidly, the crew got him on board got away from the cliff where he was transferred to a helicopter and taken to hospital which saved his life.
Sadly his father had died in the accident, but once again the crew in the most challenging of circumstances returned to the scene, carried out an incredible manoeuvre in order to recover the Fathers body so the family could lay him to rest.
Following this outstanding rescue all three crew members were awarded gallantry medals by the RNLI, with the helm awarded the Silver medal.
I have the greatest admiration and respect for the crews as in the main they are all non paid volunteers who go out in all manner of weather conditions to save the lives of others.
Some stations which have an all weather boat do have one crew member mainly a mechanic on station who does get paid. But these stations are in the minority.
On the way home from Poole, we decided to drop in on Kimmeridge Bay, a location I have wanted to visit and photograph. Conditions were not ideal, but what is it they say, ‘you have to photograph what is in front of you’.
A word of caution to anyone visiting here. An old trick of mine over the years even before I got a camera is to get a nearby stone and skim it across any rocks. If the stone takes off like a long dog you know the rocks are very slippery.
When I threw a stone across these lovely inviting rocks, the stone took off like a bullet. So though they did not look it at first glance these are very slippery indeed, so please take care.
Thank you for viewing my photos, the comments and banter are so appreciated.
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Courageous Crews
Mrs P and myself recently visited the RNLI college in Poole, Dorset, a very impressive state of the art facility, something I have wanted to do for some time.
We booked ‘The Discovery Tour’ details of which can be found on the internet.
We can highly recommend this tour to people from all walks of life.
There were many reasons for wanting to do this tour, living by the coast all our lives and our fascination of the sea being one. Also there are three lifeboat stations a short distance from home which we look in on a regular basis, one of these being a station with an all weather boat.
Sadly but not least a Father and Son, both friends of ours ended up in the sea locally following a freak accident many years ago. Arriving on scene The RNLI were faced with a 3 meter breaking sea, plus waves rebounding off the cliff face. Following an extremely dangerous manoeuvre the boats helm took the boat in stern first, close into the cliffs under extreme conditions.
Locating the one casualty whose condition was deteriorating rapidly, the crew got him on board got away from the cliff where he was transferred to a helicopter and taken to hospital which saved his life.
Sadly his father had died in the accident, but once again the crew in the most challenging of circumstances returned to the scene, carried out an incredible manoeuvre in order to recover the Fathers body so the family could lay him to rest.
Following this outstanding rescue all three crew members were awarded gallantry medals by the RNLI, with the helm awarded the Silver medal.
I have the greatest admiration and respect for the crews as in the main they are all non paid volunteers who go out in all manner of weather conditions to save the lives of others.
Some stations which have an all weather boat do have one crew member mainly a mechanic on station who does get paid. But these stations are in the minority.
On the way home from Poole, we decided to drop in on Kimmeridge Bay, a location I have wanted to visit and photograph. Conditions were not ideal, but what is it they say, ‘you have to photograph what is in front of you’.
A word of caution to anyone visiting here. An old trick of mine over the years even before I got a camera is to get a nearby stone and skim it across any rocks. If the stone takes off like a long dog you know the rocks are very slippery.
When I threw a stone across these lovely inviting rocks, the stone took off like a bullet. So though they did not look it at first glance these are very slippery indeed, so please take care.
Thank you for viewing my photos, the comments and banter are so appreciated.
🍺🍺🍺🍷🍷🍷😂😂😂